Main Advantages
Shielding of the workplace for working with ionizing
Radiaon sources. High level automaon
• Maintaining a safe dose rate in the space aended
by personnel Minimizing the radiaon release hazard
• Backup power supply for safety related elements
• Mulplecell configuraon including intercell
connecng passages Oponal technical equipment
and specialized tools
• Dose rate measurements inside and outside the Hot
Purpose
The Hot Cell (HC) is intended for the safe handling of sealed radioacve sources up to a total acvity of 2 000 TBq of
60Co as standard. Typical acvies include the reloading of sealed radioacve source (SRS) from one container to
another container, uploading/unloading/reloading irradiators, acceptance tests of new SRS, status test and
constancy test of SRS, handling SRS aer the expiraon of a cerficate, and more. The basic concept of the Hot Cell is
determined by its purpose, ie. the required inner dimensions of the cell modes of handling containers outside and
their transport to the Hot Cell, and connected technological installaons. The configuraon of the Hot Cell
comprises utensils and tools for the respecve work with SRS as standard. They are special purpose handling
devices, technical gas distribuon systems, laboratory fixtures, and the like.
The parcular spaal layout and equipment configuraon of the workplace are made to the customer's
specificaons and addressed in detail during the design stage. Upon request, we can also deliver a mulplecell
configuraon for parallel work in several workplaces installed next to each other
The main components of the Hot Cell are: Operator's
console with display and controls panel
• Camera system
• Mechanical manipulators with working adapters
• allowing working with radiators inside the chamber
from the outside Workbench for every type of
work and stand
• for the container Specialized automated cung,
welding or soldering
• devices and others specialized machines and tools for
mechanical for the mechanical treatment of sources
and capsules Temporary storage for sources,
embedded
• in a concrete wall, shielded by lead Intercell passages for mulplecell configuraon
• allowing move of unshielded sources Instruments for the inspecon of capsule seal
• integrity, idenficaon of a capsule´s physical properes and the determinaon of acvity Instruments for the
idenficaon of radionuclides
• and determinaon of acvity Addional preparaons and utensils (laboratory dishes, stands and more) Cranes
and conveyors for handling of transport
• container Airflow control system with HEPA filter and dose rate
• monitoring Radiaon monitoring system with local display unit.