Objective Radioactive contamination is one of the most urgent environmental problems. In Europe, the Arctic is the most critical region, with a huge load of dumped radionuclides. Strontium-90 (Sr-90) is the most dangerous nuclide, because it enters the human food chain and is incorporated in the bones, where it remains for life, due to its lifetime of 28 years. Liquids like water and milk are the main vectors for Sr-90 intake, but no on-line in situ analytical instrument exists to monitor contamination near the Drinking Water Standard. The proposed Sr-90 detector is based on novel multi-channel photomultipliers, allowing to construct instruments of low weight and low power consumption, capable of on-site remote controlled and solar-powered operation. Above detectors are ideal for monitoring nuclear facilities, to raise instant alarm in case of leakage and are needed in long-term remediation efforts, such as removal of Sr-90 from groundwater. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processesnatural scienceschemical sciencesnuclear chemistryradiation chemistry Programme(s) FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.2.1.-1.2. - NIS and CEECs not in the pre-accession phase Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator EUROPHOTON GMBH, GESELLSCHAFT FUER OPTISCHE SENSORIK EU contribution No data Address RUDOWER CHAUSSEE 29 12489 BERLIN Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BELARUS STATE UNIVERSITY Belarus EU contribution No data Address F. Skaryna Avenue 4 220080 MINSK See on map Total cost No data CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL MARINE EXPLORATION Ukraine EU contribution No data Address Nakhimov. av. 2 99011 SEVASTOPOL See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY Norway EU contribution No data Address 18,Instituttveien 18 2007 KJELLER See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE FOR SCINTILLATION MATERIALS - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE Ukraine EU contribution No data Address Lenin Ave, 60 61001 KHARKOV See on map Total cost No data
