A4 8 Nuclear Camera Disintegration

Abstract

This paper examines the time it takes for a CMOS image sensor from a typical remote monitoring camera to cease functioning due to the radiative environment within a nuclear reactor. We have found that the total ionisation dose rate would make the device stop working at ≈ 3.3 hours, whilst the effects of displacement damage from neutrons would be ≈ 2.1 hours. The internal environment of a nuclear reactor is lethal to semiconductor electronics, and it shortens the lifetime of digital devices.