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Muography is an excellent imaging method targeting geological objects from volcanoes to underground treasures. Growing industrial interest and application cases faced us novel challenges, solutions enhanced the muograph portfolio and later scientific applicability.
The presentation will focus on novel hardware validation and case studies in active industrial environments.
Mining recultivation and hazard awareness requires muographic imaging from flooded tunnels, underwater pits, or wells. We have developed a wire-chamber based muograph with sealed encasing optimised for underwater operations. Performance and validation tests in Budapest has been followed by robot-driven underwater operation in Portugal.
While geological objects are mostly stable, industrial sites shall deal with swift changing surface and internal structures. Muographic imaging thus demands inspection of continuous time evolution, and could lead to controlled monitoring as well. Case studies of 4D muography in the active mining site in Bulgaria, and the daily changes of 40m buffer of a solar power plant in Morocco will be presented.