The Analytics of Radioactive Materials group operates a multitude of analytical instruments to examine radioactive material in post irradiation examinations (PIE) and research projects.
PIEs are mostly related to Swiss light water reactor (LWR), which are including investigations on the complete fuel rod system. Also in the international world, the group ARM acts on PIE activities with different partners.
In the field of research activities ARM collaborates predominantly with internal PSI organizations.
Swissnuclear (SN) and the European Community (EC) are predominantly backers for projects related to safety issues and vendors questions in the field of new fuel types and cladding tube behavior at different service conditions in the reactors.
The most important tool operated by the group are:
