• Radiation measurements are necessary for a routine monitoring of nuclear facilities and during emergencies, such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident
• Robotic platforms are utilized to carry radiation sensors to allow for remote sensing and sampling operations
• Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)
• Robots might be exposed to the ionizing radiation (high dose levels are possible)
• Irradiation causes defects in devices and components leading to malfunctions and limiting the robot capabilities, decreasing its operational time
• The goal is to complete scheduled tasks while the robot is being irradiated
• To achieve this goal, electronic components should be shielded and radiation hardened
• Radiation damage in materials is characterized by the displacement per atom (DPA)
• Monte Carlo code FLUKA was used to calculate the DPA values in electronic component
