Fibre-Optic LIBS (FO-LIBS)

In-situ characterisation of AGR pod boiler spine steel using a Fibre-Optic LIBS instrument (2013 – 2015)
Installation of a Fibre-Optic Probe LIBS instrument at the Irradiated Materials Examination Facility, KAERI, South Korea
A technical demonstration of a submersible FO-LIBS probe developed by APL
Analysis of blockage material at the Sellafield High-Level Waste (HLW) vitrification plant (2011 onwards)
In-situ compositional analysis of economiser tubes within the sub-boiler annulus of an AGR pressure vessel (2001)
In-situ compositional analysis of Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor (AGR) steam generator tubes (1999)
Detection and analysis of “fixed” contamination on the external surfaces of High-Level Waste (HLW) containers (1997)
In-situ analysis of heat exchanger materials at Calder Hall Magnox power station, Sellafield, UK (1996)
In-situ batch identification of Magnox reactor control rods (1995)