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1. RMS STATION PHYSICAL LAYOUT HUB LABEN STATION CTBTO COMPUTER GCI INTERFACE BNC 10BT HPGE CRYSTAL TEMP _ ENVIRONMENT TEM M ORTEC DSPEC POWER SUPPLY Qo OS ee DETECTOR UPS SNMP ADAPTER SENSORS CO Ee TOOTED DATALOGGER OPTO22 T T T T T WHITE CABLE DOOR MTO QLC PLC BC I Bc 2 E E T A T Ph oe ES i l l Saat ssa S eee eee z l l He Ob Metre tia i Oe f a l D i l i 1 L MTO QLC PLC ME rod rod METEO AIR SAMPLER FILTER EQUIP 1 BABUC ABC LASTEM SENYA CINDERELLA DATALOGIC m I BARCODEREADERI _ COLLECT BCI BARCODEREADER2 __ DECAY BC2 ETHERNET LINK TCPAP 5 SERIAL LINK RS232 2 ANALOG INPUT L SERIAL LINK RS485 DIGITAL INPUT Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M lt E i ar Ref EEA Issue 5 Page 3 Radionuclide station equipment Rack layout GPS clock iini E Sisiion computer o MMII Multichannel Analyser DSPEC plus Cooler power control unit UPS controllers ecm iicmicoo nnn Cooler Unit toma eee ee ee Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E ade Heres Issue2. Figure 11 Service settings WARNING The Administrator should stop the RMS service before shutting down the system This assures that spectra and state of health data are sent to IDC before shutdown The automatic shutdown due to power failure stops the RMS service before the system power off 4 4 OPERATOR INTERFACE The interface between the RMS Application and the Operator is called Operator Interface It is a Man Machine Interface MMI that starts automatically on system start up showing a summary of the system status related data without any possibility to interact with it The user can also start the Operator Interface by double clicking the RMS Operator icon on the desktop Figure 12 shows the screen of the operator interface The screen can be divided into 6 elements The main area The Environment Status area The Events Log window The Commands area The icon bar The status bar Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E tines ec Issue 5 Page 16 ad ERSEN Radionuclide Monitoring Station NOP49 Spitsbergen Norway Environment Status _ Average room temperature Average room humidity Air Sampler average flow Average crystal temperat Electric cooler status Station UPS battery status System running operation Running procedure step Events Lo
3. A R A M E eee DA Issue 5 Page H2 gaug sampl a Detector sample holder Figure 32 Endcap sample distance measurement Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E ade oe res Issue 5 Page 11 APPENDIX I NEW CERTIFICATE FILE CREATION When the Calibration or QC source is replaced by a new one a new certificate file should be compiled The information needed for the certificate file are extracted from the Source certificate assay that comes with the source pakage The certificate files are in the ctbto home config folder ims_certificate txt for calibration source qe_certificate txt for QC source They can be modified with a text editor Table 9 explains the format that must be followed compiling the new certificate file An example of certificate file is reported below It is suggested to edit the old certificate updating it to the new one rather than create a new file Certificate 36105 2001 05 01 12 00 00 0 Am 241 157850 D 3340 000 3 000 59 540 35 900 0 0 0 CD 109 462 2 D 16500 00 3 000 88 037 3 620 0 0 0 CO 57 271 83 D 598 000 3 000 122 060 85 600 0 0 0 CE 139 137 66 D 607 000 3 000 165 860 79 900 0 0 0 HG 203 46 604 D 630 000 3 000 279 200 81 460 0 0 0 SN 113 115 09 D 2033 000 3 000 391 690 64 890 0 0 0 SR 85 64 849 D 1680 000 3 000 514 010 98 400 0 0 0 CS 137 11000
4. Ref TL 18094 Project Ref Issue 5 Page 24 CTBTO communication parameters IMS protocol Communication with the CTBTO Last transmission date and time Last transmission error date and time Transmission error description Last reception date and time Last reception error date and time Reception error description 2002 12 09 14 00 27 2002 06 21 07 02 21 Mail transmission failed Wrong mail sender address m Statistics Alert messages S16 Spectra messages SOH messages 534 Partial spectrum sending rate Every 2 hours Only one after 4th hour Cancel Figure 21 CTBTO Communication window The CTBTO block differs from the other windows It holds some statistical and transmission reception data The user can also select the partial spectrum sending rate every 2 hours or only one after the 4 hour Only privilege users station manager can select the CTBTO block to change the partial spectrum sending rate Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved LABEM AR A NM E ee pee Issue 5 Page 25 4 4 1 Parameter limits The RMS users can select a parameter in a block window to look at the parameters aliases digital parameters or limits analog parameters Meteo station parameters Ed i e relative humidity Rainfall O mm Aliases By clicking on the Aliases b
5. The RMS computer acquires e spectra from the detector e state of health data from the data logger the UPS the air sampler the bar code readers e meteo data from the local meteo station Acquired data are sent periodically to the data centres through e mail The RMS computer time is UTC synchronised by a GPS clock The RMS software commands are protected by security access levels based on the Windows NT logon Gamma Vision software is used mainly for detector calibration as described in the calibration procedure Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E 4 2 The RMS directory structure is Ref TL 18094 Project Ref Issue 5 Page 13 DIRECTORY STRUCTURE represented in figure 9 In this structure reside all data produced by the RMS software the software executables and source codes g a home SQ archive E event A ims E spe E srid C temp E Release H Rms H Q Test ims 5 0 spe E alert_flow G blankphd E alert_system G calibphd 9 alert_temp G detbkphd G alert_ups G qcphd 9 blankphd C sphdf 9 calibphd C sphdp 9 detbkphd E met C gephd E mmssoh C sphdf E sphdp Figure 9 RMS software directory structure All data produced on a periodical base are kept for two months then deleted The event log files and non periodical data e g Calibration spectra are not
6. Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and L A B E n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved AR A M E eee gas Issue 5 Page H1 APPENDIX H ENDCAP SAMPLE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT Introduction This procedure has to be used e after any detector servicing that requires the removal of the detector from the Airsampler e after the substitution of the plastic sample holder inside the lead shield Required tools A gauge Procedure 1 2 3 Put the Airsampler in manual mode pressing F1 Press F2 to open the lead shield Remove the sample container beaker from the sample holder Ensure that the detector endcap is well centered within the shield walls If the alignment is poor act on the endcap with small movements It is also possible to insert small wedges from below the Cinderella between the detector and the lead shield Measure the distance between the point where the bottom of the beaker touches the sample holder and the endcap To make this measuement use the tail of the gauge as described in figure 34 Repeat the measurement for each of the four corners of the beaker holder points 1 2 3 4 in figure B2 Put the beaker back into place Press F2 to close the shield Put the Airsampler back in automatic mode pressing F1 Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and L A B E n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved
7. is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved AR A M E ade ge Issue 5 Page D2 17 Close the Plexiglas cover 18 Press F2 to close the shield 19 From the Operator Interface open the Maintenance Window by clicking the first icon on the left top of the window 20 Write the acquisition time in the field Last procedure programmed time Make sure that the time is set in hours e g 24 00 for a 1 days blank acquisition time 21 Select the Start Procedure button in the Blank Filter Section Answer NO when asked to save the last spectrum 22 Once the programmed time elapsed the acquisition will stop automatically the spectrum will be automatically saved converted into IMS format and sent to the IDC 23 Check if the blank spectrum was sent Follow the ARAME User s Manual to find the corresponding text file If for any reason the spectrum was not saved return to the Operator Interface and press SAVE 24 Press F1 to put the ARAME system in AUTOMATIC mode 25 In the Maintenance Window press AUTOMATIC the system will be placed in AUTOMATIC mode and ready to start a normal spectrum 26 Go to the ARAME board and press F1 to return to Manual Mode 27 Press F2 to open the shield and take out the blank 28 Put the 24h decayed sample in the detector 29 Press F2 to close the shield 30 Return the ARAME system to automatic mode by pressing F1 31 Complete the Operation Log Note1 if you don t set any acquisition time i
8. Active Off e High Voltage value polarity and status enable disable overload e shutdown status shutdown occurs in case of current overload or crystal overtemperature e Amplifier gain e Acquisition data start live and real times The acquisition can be paused or stopped manually by clicking the buttons on the right of the window Pause pauses the acquisition and sends a partial spectrum to IDC then the acquisition can be resumed by pressing Resume button The acquired spectrum is not cleared Stop stops the acquisition and sends a full spectrum to IDC This command is used to terminate the acquisition manually before the daily filter change A new spectrum can be started from scratch by pressing the Start button Resume or start buttons appear only when the acquisition has been Paused or Stopped Detector control is disabled if the user does not have the required access right Station Manager or Station Operator or if the communication with the detector is OFF due to detector power OFF or LAN troubles Air sampler parameters x Parameter Communicatio npler QLC nd time Figure 17 Air Sampler window Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A N E en ta Issue 5 Page 22 The Air Sampler window displays air sampler state of health tampering alarms and air flow parameters e Collection star
9. Message Description NONE The system is in unknown state e g at power on with airsampler in manual mode SAMPLE The detector is acquiring the 24h spectrum and the airsampler is sampling CYCLE ON The daily cycle cassette change filter cut beaker manipulation is in progress QC Quality check spectrum acquisition running CALIBRATION A calibration procedure is running maintenance BLANK A blank filter procedure is running maintenance BACKGROUND A background procedure is running maintenance Table 4 List of system running operation e Tamper sensors list this area shows the status of a variable list of tampering sensor according to the configuration of the radionuclide station The values of all the parameters in the black fields have a colour depending on the parameter status Colour Status White Unknown Normal Warning Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E en Dee Issue 5 Page 30 Events Log window The Events Log window shows the last 100 RMS events ordered by date and time Events Log The first field is the date of the event then its time type description identifier ID and the full description of the event more information There are five types of RMS events Every event type has an associated colour TYPE Colour AUDIT FAILURE Red AUDIT SUCCES
10. beacker changed in beaker multiline in calibration and clik in click Appendix C in issue 3 chose changed in choose beacher changed in beaker and measure changed in measurement ee Appendix F in issue 3 removed the blank line SEPT 03 een Calibration Procedure modified as required for CTBTO s comments in fax Ref Call off Contract 00 20 6006 30 July 2003 al New procedure relevant to filter tray block as required for CTBTO s comments in fax Ref Call off Contract 00 20 6006 30 July 2003 AE aren Blank Filter Procedure modified as required for CTBTO s comments in fax Ref Call off Contract 00 20 6006 30 July 2003 Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E ARR TL 18094 Issue 5 Page VI TABLE OF CONTENTS Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E a eae TL 18094 Issue 5 Page VII APPENDIX H ENDCAP SAMPLE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPENDIX NEW CERTIFICATE FILE CREATION APPENDIX L FILTER CRASH RECOVERING PROCEDURE Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E a Ref a Issue 5 Page 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Purpo
11. not as a reduced cycle time Note that in 6h and 1h modes the change time is not started at fixed times like To Tot6h Tot12h or To To 1h Tot 2h Instead the next filter change happens 6h or 1h after the end of the previous change the changing operation may take few minutes Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E i ar Ref ea Issue 5 Page 9 3 GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM 3 1 OVERVIEW The heart of the gamma spectroscopy system is the high purity germanium HPGe crystal detector The detector is housed inside the airsampler surrounded by the lead shield The shield has a moving top which allows to access the detection chamber to place the sample for analysis The detector crystal needs to be cooled at about 170 C and biased with high voltage in order to work The cooling system is controlled by the Electricool device situated inside the rack The DSPEC Multi Channel Analyser MCA performs also spectrum acquisition the communication with the PC and provides the high voltage to the detector Lead shield Sample HPGe detector Figure 7 The HPGe detector inside the lead shield Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M m E 1 ae Ref T TEOSI Issue 5 Pag
12. press shortly Short system reset Same as automatic press longer Long system reset F5 Forced cassette change Forced cassette change filter cutting and manipulation are filter cutting and manipulation are NOT performed performed F6 Set system time and cutting time Same as automatic For short and long reset detailed description refer to the airsampler documentation Table 2 Control panel functions 2 3 FILTER CASSETTE LOADING UNLOADING The most important routine operation is the change of the filter cassettes The operator unloads the analysed samples archives them and loads the filter cassettes with new filters sticking the bar code labels The operation is scheduled every fourteen days Refer to APPENDIX A Filter Cassette Loading Unloading for the relative procedure 2 4 REDUCED SAMPLE CYCLE The reduced decay period for air filters has to be done on specific request It can be done by selecting the 6h option on the cinderella PLC display obtaining a 6 hour reduced decay period timed by Cinderella logic Alternatively reduced decay periods different from 6 can be performed with the intervention of the operator who takes care of timing see APPENDIX B Reduced decay time The airsampler can support three different time cycles using the automatic mode These are 1h 6h and 24h selectable through F1 key When in 1h mode the filter cutting is not performed this mode of operation is intended only for testing purposes
13. 5 Page 4 2 AIRSAMPLING SYSTEM 2 1 OVERVIEW The automatic airsampler system takes care of the air sampling sample preparation and manipulation The system can manage a maximum of 14 samples that means an autonomy of 14 days with the nominal production rate of one filter a day The filter is exposed to a forced airflow for a period of 24 hours After the exposure the filter is automatically removed cut put in decay for 24h put 24 hours on an HPGe detector for gamma analysis and stored There are four stages organised in a pipeline process sample decay measurement and storage see Table 1 The various stages from filter preparation to local storage occur over a period of three days 24 24 24 72 Hours The pipelined operation allows the airsampler to operate in continuous mode each time a step is completed for the n sample it begins for the sample n 1 Z a we ZA CINDERELLA AUTOMATED AIR SAMPLING STATION a made by SENYA Finland Z a Ca we Figure 1 Air sampler scheme Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E eee eat Issue 5 Page 5 v NEW CASSETTES AIR INTAKE X Y X KDBOT BEAKER TRAY Figure 2 The different parts of the airsampler For a more exhaustive description of the airsampler machine please refe
14. E A R A M m E 1 ar Ref mone Issue 5 Page A7 Labelling the filters The filter identifier consists of 14 digits according to the IMS standard NNyyyymmddhhxx where NN is the RN station number yyyy mm dd hh represent the date and time year month day and hour when the filter will go under the airflow XX is always 11 refer to IMS format documentation for more details Filters should be labelled using 50x23mm stickers placed in the top left corner of the filter as indicated in figure bar code reflective mark Figure 31 Correct barcode placement Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E ade tes Issue 5 Page B1 APPENDIX B REDUCED DECAY TIME There are three possible procedures for reduced decay period 1 Fora reduced decay period of 6 hours press F1 on airsampler panel The 6h indication appears on the display 2 If a decay period different from 6h is requested the filter cycles can be forced by the operator In this case the operator takes care of the timing of the filter change With the system in automatic mode at the right time press F5 the system will perform a cassette change filter cut and sample manipulation and a QC spectrum Take care that the normal changing time set in the airsampler doesn t interfere with the manual operations 3 Alternatively it is possible to res
15. MAN Detector acquisition status Last detector acquisition start date and time Detector real time counter I Wl Last procedure programmed duration r Calibration Last calibration spectrum date and time m Blank filter Last blank filter spectrum date and time hii Spectrum view Fort r fits Stal GDIGGEGUTE r Background Last background spectrum date and time my Spectrum view Dtatt procedure Stat procedure m Filter substitution Last filters replacement date and time 2002712702 21 55 07 f Update Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M m E 1 ae Ref werent Issue 5 Page 35 The window shows the current system and air sampler working mode AUTO MANUAL The System running operation displays the current step of operation according to Ale Acquisition data are also echoed in the maintenance window for convenience The Last procedure programmed duration input box is used to enter the duration of the procedure before starting it with the relative button In the bottom half of the window there is one box for each procedure Calibration Blank filter Background spectrum The procedures can be started and stopped and the last acquired spectra can be displayed Refer to the single procedures reported in appendixes for detailed information The filter replac
16. at boot up runs as a system service background The system administrator can start and stop the RMS Application by double clicking the Service icon in the Control Panel window task bar Start Settings Control Panel and selecting the Radionuclide Monitoring System service Service NTMail Manager Server NTMail POP Server NTMail POST Server NTMail SMTP Server peAnywhere Host Service Plug and Play Protected Storage Status Startup Started Automatic Started Automatic Started Automatic Started Automatic Manual Started Automatic Started Automatic Radionuclide Monitoring System Automatic Remote Procedure Call RPC Locator Manual Remote Procedure Call RPC Service Started Automatic Startup Parameters CO Hep Hw Profiles Figure 10 Manually starting the service Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E eee ect Issue 5 Page 15 The Startup column must be set to Automatic in order to start the RMS application at boot time The Startup window configuration for the Radionuclide Monitoring System service is Service Radionuclide Monitoring System m Startup Type Automatic e Manual Cancel C Disabled Help Help m Log On s System Account I Allow Service to Interact with Desktop This Account ims E Password Confirm Password
17. deleted Here is a list of most important folders Folder Content ctbto rms source code ctbto home bin Executables ctbto home config RMS configuration files ctbto home archive root folder where data are stored The archive subfolders Folder Content event event log files one for each month ims nuclear and state of health data in IMS format organised in subfolders All the messages sent to IDC in Vienna are stored here spc nuclear data in Gamma Vision spc format organised in subfolders srid log files for the filter ID s passed under collection Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved LABEM A R A M E n ed Ref nee The ims subfolders Issue 5 Page 14 Folder Content alert_flow Flow rate alert messages alert_system General system alert messages alert_temp Crystal overtemperature alert messages alert_ups Power supply alert messages blankphd All the blank filter spectra acquired at the station calibphd All the calibration spectra acquired at the station detbkphd All the background spectra acquired at the station met Meteorological data qcphd QC spectra rmssoh State of health data sphdf Full sample spectra sphdp Partial sample spectra 4 3 RMS SERVICE The RMS Application is started
18. number of CD needed must be consistent with the data to be stored as calculated in point 1 Usually 5 CDs cover the total amount of data However if compression is used only 3 CDs probably will be required 3 Insert a blank CD in the CD recorder 4 Reboot the PC from the floppy If the PC does not boot from floppy disk then go to the BIOS setup and set floppy as first boot drive 5 The Norton Ghost software loads automatically 6 A welcome window appears WRITE THE LICENCE NUMBER DISPLAYED IN THE WINDOW ON THE COVER OF THE FIRST CD OF THE SET Write down also the date of backup and a short description if needed Then Click OK 7 From the drop down menu select Local gt Disk gt To Image 8 A list of hard disk drives present on the system appears select Disk 1 9 A dialog windows titled File name to copy image to is displayed select the CD R drive then click SAVE 10 In the dialog box chose Fast compression 11 in the next dialog select write a bootable floppy then click YES 12 At the warning Proceed with drive backup click YES 13 Confirm with YES The backup operation will start 14 During backup operation the software will ask for the following CDs Always write the progressive number of CD both on the disk and on the cover 15 At the end remove the floppy and reboot the PC 16 Archive the CD set and the Norton Ghost floppy in a safe place Each CD should have the date of backup and progress
19. of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E 7 ae Ref ati Issue 5 Page 6 Operator shall check periodically the logged data and the station status On failure occurrence the operator shall notify the Control Centre with the maximum urgency The system has an autonomy of 14 days After such a period the used filter cassette must be unloaded and the samples archived at the station Afterwards the 14 filter cassettes must be prepared with new filter sheets and loaded in the airsampler Figure 3 Fibreglass filter ready to be cut by the robotic arm The airsampler is provided with two bar code readers one is located in the new filter cassette tray sample ID to read the filter ID when the cassette enters the sampling position the other one is mounted inside the Plexiglas cover decay ID and reads the ID before the filter is cut and placed in decay The last codes acquired by these devices can be monitored in the Operator Interface opening the Filter Equipment window Figure 4 The second bar code reader Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M 2 E u i Ref TARR Issue 5 Page 7 Figure 5 The Bar code reader location inside the Plexiglas box of CINDERELLA 2 2 AIRSAMPLER CONTROLS This section gives a basic introduction to airsampler
20. print to file 28 Browse the destination to E Ctbto home config directory with Calibration txt file name 29 Click on desktop icon named Cal2IMS 30 A Terminal window opens verify that no error is displayed and press any key Bs Oo x E CthbtoN home conf ig gt e E Cthto home config gt cd ctbhto home bin re lease E Ctbto home bin Re lease gt RMS_Cal2IMS exe 2663762719 15 35 16 856 RMS_Cal2Ims 124 INFORMATION Starting RMS_Cal2IMS exe di prova 2003 02 19 15 35 16 916 RMS_Cal2Ims 124 INFORMATION Exiting E Baca a e a aAa Press any key to continue 31 Return on the Operator interface and select Save from the calibration section Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR AN E eee dase Issue 5 Page C5 32 Restart pump by pressing F3 33 Change to Automating Mode by pressing F2 34 Record action taken in Operation Log Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E ade Serr Issue 5 Page D1 APPENDIX D BLANK FILTER PROCEDURE Note This procedure is to be started just before the normal daily filter change 1 2 Prepare a blank sample Insert a new filter into an empty cassette Label the blank with the appropriate SRID see Operational Procedure IMS XXP 0
21. 11 Barcode Printing Station identifier Introduce the cassette into the tray at the left side of the ARAME system in the second position from the top Once the normal filter cycle is completed after the QC measurement Log on in the Operator Interface as operator see ARAME User s Manual Open the Detector Window and stop the acquisition Press F1 to put the ARAME system in MANUAL mode Press F3 to stop the pump Press F5 to produce a filter change a new filter cassette blank will be loaded Open the plexiglass cover and take out the recently extracted filter cassette with the SRID of the day 10 Insert the filter cassette again on top of the left side tray 11 Once filter change is completed press F3 then press F1 AUTOMATIC and then again F5 Note The pump has to be ON to enable the operator to place the system in AUTOMATIC mode 12 The blank filter is cut and placed in the beaker Press F4 to Reset the ARAME system then F1 for MANUAL mode and then F2 to close the shield because of the Reset 13 Press F2 to open the lead shield 14 Open the Plexiglas cover and remove any sample from the detector chamber 15 Place the blank on the detector 16 Place the sample which was in the detector on its decay position and put an new beaker on the empty used cassette cover position this position was occupied by the blank Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and L A B E n
22. D 3130 000 3 000 661 660 85 000 00 0 Y 88 106 630 D 3990 000 3 000 898 040 94 000 0 0 0 CO 60 1925 3 D 3600 000 3 000 1173 200 99 850 0 0 0 CO 60 1925 3 D 3600 000 3 000 1332 500 99 980 0 0 0 Y 88 106 630 D 3990 000 3 000 1836 100 99 330 00 0 Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E ae EN Issue 5 Page 12 Record position format description 1 1 15 a15 Certificate 2 1 10 i10 total source activity Bq 12 21 yyyy mm dd assay date 23 32 hh mm ss s assay time 3 n 1 8 a8 nuclide name 10 22 a13 half life secs hours days or years S H D Y 24 31 f8 3 activity of nuclide at time of assay Bq 33 39 f7 3 uncertainty Bq 41 48 8 3 gamma energy KeV 50 56 f7 3 gamma intensity 58 a1 0 60 67 8 3 0 69 75 7 3 0 Table 9 Certificate file format The format specifiers are a text i integer f floating point The specifiers are followed by the precision Note that 1 uCi 37000 Bq Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E ade aes Issue 5 Page L1 APPENDIX L FILTER CRASH RECOVERING PROCEDURE If automatic filter substitution fails due to filter tray block it is necessary to operate manually After the filter cutting the robot arm try to pu
23. Issue 5 Page A4 6 Restore the used filter box plate into the right position in order to restore the original machine configuration Figure 28 7 Tighten the screw that blocks the used cassette cover Preparation of new filters If the paper for the filter is stored into rolls the first thing that has to be done is to cut the paper to the frame dimension After that the filter paper got the right dimension it is possible to put it inside the filter frame To do this it is necessary to open with a screwdriver the frame After that the frame has been opened the filter can be put inside the frame At this point it s necessary to close the frame and fix it using its screws The following pictures from to 31 are explaining the procedure Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E ar Ref E Issue 5 Page A5 Figure 29 The operator is opening the filter cassette Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A NM E en al Issue 5 Page A6 Figure 30 The operator is putting new filter in the cassette Figure 31 The operator is closing the filter frame Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B
24. LABEM DOCUMENT TYPE USER S MANUAL TITLE RADIONUCLIDE MONITORING STATION USER S MANUAL CAGE CODE A3510 DOCUMENT No TL 18094 PAGE of VII 41 A7 B1 C5 D2 E1 F2 G2 H2 12 L1 PROJECT Ref ISSUE No 5 PREPARED BY A R A M E TEAM CHECKED BY M LAPOLLA PROJECT LEADER M CHIANELLA PROGRAM MANAGER R DE NICHILO CONFIGURATION L E RONDELLI DATE FOR APPROVAL A R A M E Sane TL 18094 Issue 5 Page Il DISTRIBUTION LIST __ DENICHILO LABEN M LAPOLLA LABEN P CTBTO PTS Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E Sane TL 18094 Issue 5 Page III CHANGE RECORD Description of Change Release FIRST ISSUE OF THE DOCUMENT INSERTION OF SOFTWARE INFORMATION N REVISION OF SOFTWARE AND AIRSAMPLER SECTIONS WITH UPDATED INFORMATION ON BACKUP AND USERS POLICY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SECTION AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES INSERTED amp APR 03 Sect 1 2 Replaced DSPEC with DSPEC Made the terms in the paragraph consistent with the ones in the figure Replaced station with system Sect 2 1 This section was 3 1 in issue 3 Replaced particulate collection with air sampling The statement referring to air sampler autonomy changed as requested analysed substituted and the last statement removed as required storage replac
25. My Computer a 3 Floppy A Clarchive a C a D aS E AutoDRM Archived Ctbto home archive E event aS ims a spe E srid aE bin E config diag pA mail temp Release pE Rms Test GQ Recycler a F a usr on cmpq4s 6 a c on dev2 H a ef on ground_dev l m d on Tec J E Create A Label 3 v3 04 My Briefcase FA RMS Folder File Folder File Folder File Folder File Folder a ea Ce Ls A TE 75MB 150MB 225MB 300MB 375MB 450MB 525MB 600M8 675MB 750M8 Use drag amp drop to add files to your compilation YAMAHA CRW2100E a 8 Select file Burn CD 9 Chose Burn 10 At the end of burn process exit Nero If CD already contains previous backups 6 Chose the last track to continue multisession 7 The software calculates how many files has been added modified in the archive folder since last backup Confirm with OK 8 Select file Burn CD 9 Chose Burn 10 At the end of burn process exit Nero Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved LABEM AR A M E ade ass Issue 5 Page G1 APPENDIX G SYSTEM BACKUP AND RECOVERY Creating a system backup on CD Required for this procedure Norton Ghost bootable floppy disk a set of blank CD R see point 1 and 2 1 Using file explorer check the used space on Hard Disk 1 sum of drives c and d 2 Prepare a set of CD R The
26. S Green ERROR Red INFORMATION White WARNING Yellow Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E a Ref aes Issue 5 Page 31 The event description identifiers are ID DESCRIPTION Radionuclide Monitoring System started Radionuclide Monitoring System stopped Login succeeded Login failed Logout RMS user connected RMS user exited RMS user action RMS user comment 10 Network Login succeeded 11 Network Login failed 12 Network Logout 21 Filter code SRID not found 22 The filter code SRID didn t change 23 The filter code SRID didn t match the expected value 24 The filter code SRID changed unexpectedly 98 Shutdown procedure enabled 99 Shutdown in progress 100 no description free text CO 00 NI Oo On A wN g Usually the event description ID and the event type are linked e g all events with ID 4 are AUDIT FAILURE red events but this is not a rule in fact ID 100 is a free text event used to signal the alarm warning and nominal condition of the station parameters temperatures tampers etc it can be an information normal condition white a warning yellow or an error alarm red The logged events are stored in a monthly event log file e Ctbto home archive event yy
27. ated mode MANUAL Manual mode LEAD OPENING Lead shield opening LEAD CLOSING Lead shield closing LEAD OPEN Lead shield open NEW CASETTE WAREHOUSE EMPTY No new cassettes Fill with new cassettes USED CASETTE WAREHOUSE FULL Too many used cassettes Take away cassettes NEW CASETTE COVER OPEN Close cover USED CASETTE COVER OPEN Close cover RESET Short RESET Signs all errors LONG RESET Long RESET Resets everything to first day situation PLEXIUM SHIELD OPEN Inverter stopped INVERTER STOP Inverter stopped EMERCENCY STOP Emergency Button is pushed IN Table 8 Cinderella warning messages description Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved LABEM A R A M m E 1 ae Ref mous Issue 5 Page A1 APPENDIX A FILTER CASSETTE LOADING UNLOADING The operator has to carry out the following procedures Check for any error on the airsampler display Exit the Observer screen and log in as Operator Check on the Operator Interface the state of health of the various subsystems Print 14 new barcodes Unload the analysed samples and store them at the station Open used cassette cover Remove used cassettes Clean the cassettes from old filter residues Refill the 14 cassettes with new filters and stick the labels 10 Load the cassette
28. automatic mode push F1 The green led becomes fixed Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M a E a Ref Baca Issue 5 Page F1 APPENDIX F PERIODIC DATA BACKUP The station PC is provided with a CD recorder Incremental backups are done on CD R 650MB For the first backup insert a new CD next ones will be made on the same multisession CD until it is full How to make the periodic data backup 1 O A O insert the CD R in the drive Select program files gt Ahead gt Nero burning ROM Nero wizard window appears chose Compile a new CD press next now chose Data CD then press next if you inserted a new blank CD chose new data CD If the CD already contains previous backups chose Continue with existing Data CD Press Next then Finish If you inserted a new blank CD Using the right file browser window go to the ctbto home archive folder Drag the archive folder to the root folder of backup CD Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L f l B Ef Ref A R A M E Project Ref Issue 5 Nero Burning Rom ISO1 File Edit View Recorder Extras Window Help TL 18094 Page F2 Slalu S sml sol leial al 2 Desktop Last Modifie Personal 49 664 429 24 Oct 02 13 23 3 b
29. control panel for a complete description refer to the airsampler documentation The airsampler is controlled through a panel with a display and six function keys F1 to F6 figure j The alphanumeric display shows system status and errors if any If an error condition occurs a red led blinks if a more serious fault occurs the led goes on fixed The green led indicates system running mode AUTO fixed or MANUAL blinking In_the automatic mode the airsampler performs the sampling cycle as explained in table flat regular intervals In manual mode the automatic filter management is suspended and some operations can be performed manually using the function keys e LEAD CLOSING ETETETT Figure 6 Airsampler control panel To switch between auto and manual modes press F1 Before switching to automatic mode the pump must be started The a functions depend on the system status MANUAL AUTO and are described in table Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M i E K3 R Ref tes Issue 5 Page 8 Key When in AUTOMATIC When in MANUAL F1 Switch to manual Switch to automatic the pump must be on F2 Select cycle time 1h 6h 24h Open Close the lead shields When 1h is selected filter cutting and manipulation are not performed F3 none Start Stop the pump F4
30. ctor This procedure is performed at station installation or on specific request The procedure is reported inJAPPENDIX E Background procedure 3 6 SOURCE CERTIFICATE FILES Source certificate files are located in ctbto home config they contain the source specifications and are appended at the end of spectrum data Calibration and Quality Check sources should be replaced when the activity of radionuclides becomes too low In case of replacement a new certificate file must be compiled according to the assay provided with the new source For details on how to compile the new certificate file refers to APPENDIX I New certificate file creation Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E eee aa Issue 5 Page 12 4 RMS SOFTWARE 4 1 INTRODUCTION The main software components installed on the station computer are e RMS station management software e ORTEC Gamma Vision Detector data acquisition and analysis software e Utilities barcode generator CD writer Antivirus etc The main function of the RMS software is to acquire data from the various station devices display to operator and transmit them to the National and International data centres Data warnings and alarms are displayed to the station operator through the Operator Interface A copy of all sent data is kept on the hard disk for a period of two months
31. e 10 Lead shield open detector chamber Figure 8 The detector chamber can be accessed by opening the moving top of the lead shield 3 2 GAMMA VISION SOFTWARE Gamma Vision is the spectrum acquisition and analysis software it is also the control interface for the MCA device Gamma Vision can be started by the administrator account from Start menu Programs Gamma Vision Please refer to Gamma Vision manual for a complete description of this software 3 3 DETECTOR CALIBRATION Detector calibration is of major importance to ensure meaningful information about the radioactivity in the sample spectra It should be performed whenever the measurement system configuration is changed and according to the Station Specific Operation Manual The calibration procedure is reported in APPENDIX C Calibration procedure Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E eee as Issue 5 Page 11 3 4 BLANK FILTER SPECTRUM This procedure consists of acquiring a spectrum from a blank sample which was not exposed to airflow It is performed at station installation or on specific request The blank filter procedure is reported in APPENDIX D Blank filter procedure 3 5 BACKGROUND SPECTRUM The background spectrum is a 7 days long acquisition with empty detector chamber No sample or container must be placed on the dete
32. ed archiving Lo Removed that In table 1 table 4 in previous issue removed inside the lead shield and changed shields into shield Archiving changed into Storage Substituted and archives the samples at the station for future investigations with the required statement Added the last step Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E a eae TL 18094 Issue 5 Page IV Sect 2 3 This section was 3 3 in issue 3 i Removed CLEAN AREA related information as required Sect 2 4 This section was 3 4 in issue 3 Reduced decay time changed to Reduced Sample Cycle as required BE required This section was 4 1 in issue 3 O l hart changed to heart Eo Removed properly as required Lo Modified the last statement as required Sect 3 3 This section was 4 3 in issue 3 Changed the first statement and deleted the last one as required Sect 3 6 certificate changed into certificate file For the sake of readability all sub sections addressing individual blocks changed position in order to mirror the block presentation list Figure numbering followed the change Lo 4 Corrected Operator I F and MMI Lai Specified user group as NT one and removed related 4 Re written statement about Environment Status Area L J Tampering Sensor changed into Tamper Sensor detector acquis
33. ement date and time should be updated when substituting the air sampler filters every 14 days TA WinPlots calibphd spc iof x File Options Help calibphd ctbto 698 00 1396 00 2094 00 Energy keV Acquired 28 08 02 8 21 53 Real Time 7199 96 s Live Time 6701 24 s File H Ctbto home temp calibphd spc Channels 8192 Detector 1 DSPP 256 Ready 03 12 02 11 50 56 Figure 22 Calibration spectrum view Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E a Ref a Issue 5 Page 36 4 6 DATA BACKUP The backup of all data in the archive folder should be done periodically every 15 or 30 days according to CTBTO specifications The station PC is provided with a CD recorder Incremental backups are done on CD R 650MB For the first backup insert a new CD next ones will be made on the same multisession CD until it is full Refer to APPENDIX F Periodic data backup for the procedure 4 7 SYSTEM RECOVERY In case of serious Hard Disk failure the system disk partitions c and d may be damaged In this case the system may hang during start up or become very unstable The hard disk substitution is then required In order to move the operating system and all the applications to the new disk a backup CD set is required The backup CD set should be done each time modifications are made to the software res
34. et the airsampler changing time after each cassette change i e for a decay time of 3h set to 8 00 then to 11 00 then 14 00 Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M a E a Ref a Issue 5 Page C1 APPENDIX C CALIBRATION PROCEDURE Set Cinderella in Manual Mode push F1 in the Cinderella command display panel The led manual must flash Turn off the pump F3 Open the lead shield F2 Open the plexi cover Remove the sample from the detector Put the calibration source in a beaker and on the detector Close the plexi cover Close the lead shield F2 OO Oe SN Se a From the Operator Interface open the Maintenance window by clicking the first icon on the top left of the main windows 10 Set the acquisition time writing for example 02 10 in the field last procedure programmed time 11 Select the Start procedure in the Calibration section Check the dead time of the detector It should be no greater than 10 15 Note during the spectra acquisition you can check the spectra increasing by opening Gamma Vision Abase parameter is the FWHM of the CO60 Nuclide which value must be less than 2 5 To display that value go on that peak with the cursor and click with the right button of the mouse A window with peak info will appair After programmed time the sys
35. f the Preparatory Commission for the Compfehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty CTBTO Hydroacoustic hydrophone station HA Seismic primary three component station PS Seismic auxiliary three component station AS T Hydroacoustic T Phase station IHA International Data Centre CTBTO PrepCom Vienna Seismic primary array PS Seismic auxilisry array AS infrasound station tS Radionuclide station AN Radionuclide laboratory RL Figure 13 The Main area Each block has a colour that informs the user about its status see the previous colour status table The connection links between the station computer and the external blocks also have a colour to inform about the health of the link Operators can access detailed system information by clicking on the desired block Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved LABEM AR A NM E ee R Issue 5 Page 19 Station computer parameters x 5 tu e Air Sampler pler PLC d blinking Main Commun Figure 14 Station Computer window hardware and software status parameters In the Station Computer window a summary of the most important system parameters is presented The parameters listed here are taken from the other windows of the operator interface except e Software general status this indicates that all the software sub processes are ru
36. g Commands Hold Z 2002 12 09 09 58 28 459 INFORMATION 100 Detector acquisition status ACTIVE 2002 12 09 09 58 41 137 INFORMATION 100 Air Sampler cycle changing OFF ACK 2002 12 09 58 41 137 INFORMATION 100 Detector shield status CLOSE Zoom 2002 12 09 17 19 215 INFORMATION 100 Air Sampler attention red led blinking OFF 2002 12 09 217 21 218 INFORMATION 100 Air Sampler panel new cassette metal cover CLOSE 2002 12 09 58 11 741 INFORMATION 100 Air Sampler UPS battery status 100 LowLow Limit 45 Low Limit 75 Retrieve Exit lft Parameter errors 2 Operator Administrator 2002 12 09 15 09 08 Figure 12 Operator interface screen The currently logged operator s privileges define the available functions There are three different access levels each having its own WINDOWS NT user group which are Observer Operator and Manager In this way it is possible to have several user accounts with the same access level The users are entirely defined in Operator and Manager groups the Observer group is intended only for the automatic logon at system startup A set of privileges have been defined in the RMS system and allocated to the user groups as reported below Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E ade De er Issue 5 Page 17 User group Privileges Observe
37. ident in c or d or PC configuration For more information see procedures in APPENDIX G System backup and recovery Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E eee ere Issue 5 Page 37 5 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 5 1 INTRODUCTION Periodic maintenance consists of pre defined activities to check station SOH and replace parts that are out of order or at the and of their planned operating life if any One day per year shall be reserved for periodic maintenance During such a day the station shall not be operating The table in the next section defines the maintenance activities 5 2 RACK EQUIPMENTS Items Description UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply State of health to test the correct working condition shut down the station main power switch and check that the station can be supported by the UPS and the power failure alert is correctly reported on the event log Then restore the main power and check the correct information in the event log UPS BATTERY SHOULD BE SUBSTITUTED EVERY 5 YEARS PC Clean the dust protection filter in the front panel of the PC It can be easily removed by opening the drive panel door Execute ScanDisk on c d and e drives GPS clock The GPS led on the left of the unit should be green blinking From the station PC ping the IP address written on the unit to check netwo
38. igh limits are alarm thresholds By enabling a limit the RMS Application automatically gets a warning yellow or alarm red event when the parameter value crosses a limit The dead band is useful when an oscillation is foreseen for a measure to avoid bursts of event alert action each time a threshold is crossed a dead band is specified This feature permits the event alert action only when the value goes down to the upper value threshold minus the dead band value Once reached this condition the parameter status can go again in nominal condition A figure can represent the situation Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E ieee a Issue 5 Page 28 NOMINAL Deadband WARNIN NOMINAL The dead band value must be added to the low low and low limits and must be subtracted to the high and high high limits The user can modify and enable a limit or dead band value in the related window Air Sampler average flow rate HIGH HIGH limit i OK Cancel Before modifying a limit or dead band value the user has to disable the limit or dead band otherwise the value field is not enabled WARNING All the modified aliases limits or dead bands should be added to the parameter file A new installation or station parameters database rebuilding will overwrite the modified values with the default initialisatio
39. ion ctbto lib Efficiency Calibration Wizard Please enter the following information for the efficiency calibration Certificate File Ctbto home config Ctbto laben Eft Browse ie a Library fe Ctbtohome config ctbto Lib i Source Label Count Time 0 00 Seconds IV Gear Data Before Start lt Back Next gt Cancel Help 20 Select the certificate file for the efficiency calibration i e NOP49 eft 21 You will see on the next screen already the result of the calibration Finish Calibration Wizard CHANNEL ENERGY Eg Ge 65 a ENERGY ENERGY Edit Energy Save Calibration Edit Efficiency Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M m E 1 ae Ref TTo Issue 5 Page C4 22 f some points are off the fitting curve go back and check the efficiency energy values in the files 23 If everything looks fine press Finish and the calib pairs are used in the spectrum 24 Save the spectrum in d user with name calibration YYYYMMDD where YYYYMMDD is the current date 25 Return to the detector display see point 16 26 From Calibrate menu select Recall Calibration and select the previously saved calibration file Conversion from MCA calibration file to IMS ready calibration file 27 At the end of a calibration phase choose Calibrate menu print calibration and check
40. ition changed into gamma acquisition Modified the last sentence between figures The Main area and Station Computer window as required Modified the last sentence between figures ORTEC Detector window and Air Sampler window as required Sect 5 1 Re written as required Sect 5 2 extracted changed in removed by Sect 4 3 This section was 2 2 in issue 3 In issue 3 this was section 4 Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A M E see Ref A Issue 5 Page V gt 7 tampering sensor changed in tamper sensor Sect 5 4 are exposed changed in can be exposed Removed after any strong meteorological event as required Sect 6 1 Cause changed in Possible cause 24h cycle changed in 48h cycle This section was 3 3 in issue 3 Modified the action list in the first sub section Description of figure 24 25 26 and 27 former 22 23 24 and 25 in issue 3 changed as required Description of figure 30 former 28 in issue 3 changed as required Figure between 30 and 31 former 29 in issue 3 has been deleted as required Figure 31 former 30 in issue 3 and the related label changed Figure 32 former 31 in issue 3 related label changed ea Modified a statement in Labelling the filters Lo Removed section On site sample storage as required ea Appendix A in issue 3
41. ive number in the format Disk 1 of 3 written on it Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E eee Us Issue 5 Page G2 Hard Disk recovery from CD Required for this procedure Norton Ghost bootable floppy disk a set of CD containing the hard disk image 1 2 N O A A Insert first CD of the recovery CD set Insert the recovery Floppy disk Reboot the PC If the PC does not boot from floppy disk then go to the BIOS setup and set floppy as first boot drive The Norton Ghost software loads automatically A welcome window appears Click OK From the drop down menu select Local gt Disk gt From Image A dialog appears with title File name to load image from In the drivers drop down menu select CD ROM The name of the image file gho stored on CD appears in the window along with a short description Select the image file The software prompts for the licence number enter the code written on the cover of the first CD of the set 10 A list of the hard disk drives available in the system appears select Drive 1 11 A list of the partitions to be restored appears with two partitions listed click OK 12 To proceed with recovery click OK The software will ask for the following CDs during the recovery operation 13 When the recovery is finished reboot the computer
42. n values To edit parameter files use a text editor These files are stored in d ctbto home config The analog parameters are stored in paramana txt while digital are in paramdig txt Environment Status area The Environment Status area holds a summary of most critical station parameters Such parameters appear also in the other blocks of MMI along with the other parameters of the same kinds That means that each block presents a set of parameters a sub set appears also in the Environment Status Area Such parameters may be listed as follows e Room temperature and humidity from the inside sensor e Airsampler flow in m h e Detector crystal temperature Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E eee aoe Issue 5 Page 29 e Electric cooler status ON means the cooler is regularly powered OFF means that the cooler compressor is off and the detector temperature is increasing e UPS battery status is the level of charge in percent remaining in the station UPS the one powering the instrument rack Note that while the battery is charging after a power failure the value does not rise gradually to 100 instead it jumps to 100 only at charge completed e System running operation it displays which operation the system is currently performing The possible values are explained in table 4
43. n STEP 16 you should stop the acquisition manually and then press the SAVE button in the Maintenance Window On doing so the spectrum will be saved converted to IMS format and sent to the IDC Failure to press the SAVE button will cause the loss of the spectrum Note2 For the next sample measurement there will be no previous QC source measurement Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E a Ref S Issue 5 Page E1 APPENDIX E BACKGROUND PROCEDURE Log on the operator interface as operator Open the detector window and stop the acquisition Choose to send the spectrum Te E Set Cinderella in Manual Mode push F1 in the Cinderella command display panel The led manual must flash 8 Stop the pump F3 9 If requested remove the check source 10 Open lead shield F2 11 Remove the beaker from the detector 12 From the Operator Interface open the Maintenance window by clicking the first icon on the top left of the main window 13 Set the acquisition time writing 168 00 in the field last procedure programmed time 14 Select the Start procedure in the Background section After 7 days the system will stop the acquisition of the spectrum 15 Return on the Operator interface and select Save from the Background section 16 Restart the pump F3 17 Set Cinderella in
44. n entrance sampler lid u Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E eee ltt Issue 5 Page 33 Commands area The Commands area holds the buttons related to the Events Log window and the Exit button Hold Stop the Events Log window scrolling when a new p Commands events arrives Hold ACK Acknowledge the selected event The event turns ae its colour to cyan light blue and it is archived Zoom Open a bigger and sizeable Events Log window Zoom with its own Hold and ACK buttons Retrieve Open a text window with all the archived events of Reti acts the month requested by the user Exit Exit Exits from the RMS Operator interface For Observer and Operator groups it also causes logout from the NT session tle The icon bar The icon bar in the main window opens the maintenance window and the last full partial and QC spectrum plot window ae 2 Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E tines ee Issue 5 Page 34 4 5 MAINTENANCE WINDOW The maintenance window is accessed through the relative button on the icon bar Maintenance window x System working mode 4UTO MAN Auto sample System running operation Air Sampler working mode AUTO
45. nning properly e Hardware general status this is an OR of all the hardware related alarms e System shutdown it indicates if a shutdown procedure has been initiated Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A N E en oye Issue 5 Page 20 Meteo station parameters Ea Parameter Value num idit Rain presenc Figure 15 Meteo Station window The Meteo station window displays the status of serial link with meteorological data acquisition unit and the parameters from the external meteorological sensors Outside temperature and humidity Average wind direction and speed Atmospheric pressure Presence of precipitation In normal conditions the parameter values are displayed in green In case of sensor fault or disconnection the parameter is shown in white indicating that the data is not available ORTEC detector parameters x Detector Acquisition z Communic ation with th Pause Stop rk Number of spectum channels Detector iv e time counter Figure 16 ORTEC Detector window Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A N E en pen Issue 5 Page 21 The ORTEC DETECTOR block window shows the detector state of health and acquisition parameters e Communication link with detector e Acquisition status
46. r Can only look at the operator interface No desktop or system access Operator Access the applications Acknowledge the alarms Send command to equipment Perform procedures as background blank filter calibration Access the archive Manager All mentioned above and Full access to operating system Start Stop RMS application Remote logon Online change the parameter limits Change the station configuration as certificate updating etc Table 3 User group rights The RMS OPERATOR process displays on the screen the following data e station parameters from air sampler nuclear measurement system environmental sensors e state of the health of the various devices e last system events occurred System events are logged on the eventlog file stored in the archive event directory when the operator requires the displaying of old events already archived data are retrieved from that file Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved LABEM Ref Project Ref Issue 5 A R A M E Main area The main area figure 13 shows a synoptic diagram with the main TL 18094 Page 18 system blocks station computer meteo station detector airsampler filter equipment barcode readers environment sensors CTBTO power supply Radionuclide Monitoring Station NOP49 Spitsbergen Norway S Facilities o
47. r to the Cinderella user manual Step Description Sample acquisition The filter is moved from the new cassette tray and placed under the air flow where it remains for 24 hours Cutting process After the collection period the filter cassette is moved out of the air flow and the filter is cut in 15 square pieces by the robotic arm The filter pieces are placed in a plastic container Decay period The sample undergoes a decay period of 24h between sample acquisition and analysis to allow the decay of naturally occurring radionuclides Spectrum acquisition and The sample is put on the detector by the robotic arm It will Quality Check remain there for the 24h acquisition period Before sample acquisition starts a 15 minutes quality check spectrum is acquired The QC source is placed outside the lead shields so that when they close the source is shielded and the sample measurement can begin Archiving The analysed sample is moved from the detector to the storage position inside the airsampler and remains there until the 14 days automatic cycle is over Then the operator unloads the airsampler puts the samples into the local storage until they are shipped for archiving to the PTS Loading a new filter cassette Load a new filter cassette Table 1 Process steps The system is fully automated so it does not take the continuos presence of an operator Any information contained in this document is property
48. rk connection LAN cables From the back of the rack check that the LAN cables are connected firmly Tampering sensor Check the functionality of the door tamper sensor 5 3 AIRSAMPLER For the airsampler and pump unit maintenance operations please refer to the Cinderella documentation Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E ade ees Issue 5 Page 38 5 4 METEO STATION Since the external meteorological sensors can be exposed to extremely hard environmental conditions it is of major importance to ensure the proper maintenance to this part of the Radionuclide Station During station maintenance campaigns inspect the external meteo sensors and support pole The pole must be rigidly fixed and free of any sign of corrosion at junctions Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 1 DETECTOR Ref TL 18094 Project Ref Issue 5 Page 39 Error Possible Cause Instructions High Voltage Shutdown Detector crystal has warmed up Check crystal temperature on the operator interface Check the Cryosecure cooler power control unit status LED s Check that the cooler compressor is working Cooler does not work Power control
49. s in the new filter cassette tray 11 In the maintenance window update the last cassette change date 12 Exit the Operator Interface O ON oad a ll a In the following pages pictures illustrate the basic operations Opening and removing the used cassettes Before filter changing operation the airsampler looks like figure All these steps have to be done carefully and by taking care of the machine mechanics Figure 23 The machine appearance when the operation of changing the filters has to be performed Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E 7 ae Ref Li Issue 5 Page A2 1 Loosen the screw that blocks the used cassette cover 2 Shift the used cassette cover from the right side position to the left side Figure 24 3 The used filter cassettes tray is now visible Figure 25 Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E ar Ref n Issue 5 Page A3 4 Take out the used filter cassettes by hands Figure 26 5 The used filter cassette rack is empty Figure 27 Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E Ref TL 18094 A R A M E Project Ref
50. se of this document is to explain how to use the Radionuclide Monitoring Station RMS It is intended both for operational and training purposes It also contains operative procedures for non routine operations such as background calibration system backup and recovery etc Reader of this document should have basic knowledge of main station functions Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E ade peer Issue 5 Page 2 1 2 SYSTEM OVERVIEW The RMS is composed of the following main blocks Air sampler Nuclear measurement system DSPEC Detector Metereological measurement system Data Management system PC UPS controllers Datalogger Ethernet Hub The Data Management System is made of the following elements Station Computer a Personal Computer UPS Uninterruptable Power System Datalogger ETHERNET Hub The Station Computer interfaces with the other elements of the system to acquire data relevant to both the measurements nuclear and meteorological and the health of each component of the station The data links at the station are established mainly through ETHERNET LAN but Serial communications are also used Data acquired are stored locally and sent to the International Data Center in Vienna via a satellite link GCI or when available through network infrastructures present at the site
51. sh the last cassette into the used cassette tray When the system is blocked the arm stops immediately and X over current message appairs on Cinderella display The ARAME system continues its routine the shield is open and the QC measurement starts gt It is necessary shift by hand the cassette into used cassette tray gt By pressing F4 the unit was reset causing the robot arm to return to the starting position The Beaker number was not changed after the reset while the measured sample was still on the detector The procedure to be carried on by the operator is the following 1 Remove the blocked filter 2 Verify that no damnage occurred in Cinderella 3 Manually change the beakers to restore the correct sequence and close the plexi cover 4 Press F4 to reset the system 5 Press F1 to place ARAME in MANUAL mode Shield closes automatically 6 Press F1 to return ARAME in AUTOMATIC mode Sample measurement starts automatically x Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E
52. t the air sampler in automatic mode From the detector window start the acquisition a new spectrum acquisition will begin pas ce Below is a description of Cinderella display messages DISPLAY MEANING CAUSE SOLUTION X OVERCURRENT Robot X axis gone to over Obstacle in x axis Clear obstacle Push short current movements RESET Y OVERCURRENT Robot X axis gone to over Obstacle in x axis Clear obstacle Push short current movements RESET INVERTER ERROR Normally pump inverter Dirty filter Change filter Push short RESET over current Z OVERCURRENT Robot X axis gone to over Obstacle in x axis Clear obstacle Push short current movements RESET LIFT PUMP Small vacuum pump Failure to lift cup Push BUTTON 1F10 and overcurrent Protection blown out 1F20 inside the air sampler electronic box CASETTE ERROR In Cutting Position Cassette reflective label Check the cassette cassette was not found not detected reflective label NEW CASETTE New Cassette Storage ERROR cassette wrong way or mirror label missing Refer to the layout of Cinderella control box interior in the air sampler manual Table 7 Cinderella fault messages description Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E Ref TL 18094 A R A M E Project Ret Issue 5 Page 41 DISPLAY MEANING SOLUTION AUTOMATIC Autom
53. t time e Collection elapsed time e Pressure difference over the flow meter orifice e Flow rate STP corrected e Total air flow volume in m Filter equipment parameters x Parameter Communic Commur ith the SRID r Commur th the SRID reader a Communic ith the SRID reader at s SRID of the sample being collected eo SRID read Figure 18 Filter Equipment window bar code readers parameters This window displays the information about bar code readers link status and last code read with time and date of last readout Environment sensors parameters xj Parameter Communication with the 1 0 Data Logger Electric Main entrance Figure 19 Environment Sensors window I O data logger OPTO22 parameters Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E tines ata Issue 5 Page 23 This window gives information about e Datalogger to PC ethernet link status Room temperature and humidity Detector crystal temperature Cryogenic cooler status Station entrance door status Power supply parameters x Figure 20 Power Supply UPS parameters Link status and residual charge data for both the UPS units station and airsampler are displayed in the UPS window Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E
54. tem will stop the acquisition of the spectrum 12 Open the lead shield F2 and take out the source 13 Replace the souce in the storage cabinet 14 Open Gamma Vision you will find the acquired spectrum 15 Select Acquire Copy to buffer 16 Go to the buffer display select Buffer from the droplist on GammaVision toolbar Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E A R A M E ar Ref e i Issue 5 Page C2 Calibration Wizard 17 Select Calibrate Calibration Wizard Calibration Wizard 2f x Please select the types of calibration to perform Energy Calibration Keep Curent Create New C Read From File TCC Calibration Keep Curent C Create New Read From File Cancel Help 18 Select Create New Energy and Efficiency Calibration this will automatically destroy the old calibration Energy Calibration Wizard 24x Please enter the following information for the energy calibration Library E Ctbto home config ctbto Lib F i Edit Source Label Count Time 0 00 Seconds V lt Back Next gt Cancel Help Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E TL 18094 Ref A R A M E Project Ref Issue 5 Page C3 19 Select the nuclide library to use for the energy calibrat
55. unit cryosecure has cut the power to the cooler because of crystal warming Fuse blown up Wait for the 48h cycle Check fuses on Cooler and on UPS cooler output FWHM is too high Peaks are shifted High Voltage Overload The detector has warmed up improper setting of MCA Electronic noise magnetic disturbances ground loop poor grounding HV output shorted Detector damaged Restore operative conditions re calibrate the detector improve configuration remove noise sources re calibrate the detector Ortec service needed Table 6 Detector troubleshooting NOTE For further detector troubleshooting items please refer to the ORTEC detector documentation Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved LABEM A R A M E a Ref are Issue 5 Page 40 6 2 AIRSAMPLER Air sampler troubleshooting is a delicate issue since any manual intervention on the machine can interfere with the automatic sampling sequence causing the loss of the daily spectrum Never put the air sampler in manual mode during the filter change or QC acquisition unless a major fault happens When a fault happens during the filter change cycle follow this procedure Open the detector window and stop the gamma acquisition Fix the problem following table 7 and or the Air Sampler user manual Perform a short reset and pu
56. utton which appears when selecting a digital parameter e g Communication with the Meteo Station the user can look at the parameter aliases text related to the digital parameter value Communication with the Meteo Station 0 OFF 1 ON Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E eee enc Issue 5 Page 26 The privileged users Station Manager can select a parameter value to modify the related alias Communication with the Meteo Station MET_COMM_STATUS 1 a Cancel By clicking on the Limits button which appears when selecting an analog parameter e g average outside temperature the user can look at the digital parameter limits value related to the analog parameter value Air sampler parameters x Parameter Sampler working mode npler QLC nd time Limits Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A M E eee n Issue 5 Page 27 The privileged users Station Manager can select a parameter limit to modify the related value Ai Sampler average flow rate x m i Value HIGH limit dead band HIGH HIGH limit dead band There are 4 limits low low low high high high each with its own dead band The low and high limits are warning thresholds The low low and high h
57. yymm txt i e 200205 txt for may 2002 event log Table 5 contains an example of the data that are available in the computer log file Date hour Event id event CODE INFO 2003 01 08 13 57 49 033 AUDIT SUCCESS 6 RMS user connected Administrator Manager 2003 01 08 13 57 52 708 ERROR 100 Communication with the Air Sampler QLC OFF 2003 01 08 13 58 16 342 WARNING 100 Air Sampler attention red led blinking ON 2003 01 08 13 58 16 342 INFORMATION 100 Air Sampler cassette changing OFF 2003 01 08 13 58 16 342 INFORMATION 100 Air Sampler cycle changing OFF 2003 01 08 13 58 16 342 INFORMATION 100 Air Sampler fault red led on OFF 2003 01 08 13 58 16 342 WARNING 100 Air Sampler working mode AUTO MAN MANUAL 2003 01 08 13 58 16 342 INFORMATION 100 Communication with the Air Sampler PLC ON 2003 01 08 13 58 16 342 INFORMATION 100 Detector shield status CLOSED Table 5 Computer log file example Any information contained in this document is property of LABEN S p A and A n is strictly private and confidential All rights reserved L B E AR A N E en vee Issue 5 Page 32 The right part of the RMS OPERATOR window shows the Environment Status area Environment Status Average room temperature Average room humidity ir Sampler average flow Average crystal temperat Electric cooler status Station UPS battery status System running operation Running procedure step Parameter Mai
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