Description of need
In high-radiation environments such as monitoring and maintenance in Nuclear fusion reactors, standard cameras can’t withstand the expected radiation doses according to Venu Varma at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The fusion industry needs cameras that work in high-radiation environments for monitoring and maintenance activities inside the reactor.
Problem severity (1-10)
Who has this need
Total addressable market (TAM)
Solutions today, and their shortcomings
- Tube cameras are relatively and large. Image resolution is low.
- CCD cameras: Low radiation tolerance.
- CID cameras: Possibly best. Maybe not enough for fusion reactor environments, though.
Potentially relevant capabilities
- Mike Short is proposing new classes of radiation-hard ceramics that would help with this challenge. See 2023-07-19 Mike Short
References
- 2023-05-02 Fusion Technology Roadmap Workshop at EPRI - see talk by Venu Varma