High-Level Project Summary
Our team has developed an application that provides real-time data on seismic activity, the location of current nuclear power plants and the level of radiation in every corner of the planet. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that when combining individual components, we get a new, more powerful tool. Thus, we can easily prevent a possible new man-made disaster, as well as identify the nuclear power plant that is at high risk of operation. This is especially important in our time, since the consequences of the atomic catastrophe are irreparable, and leave their mark for centuries.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
The created program collects data from several open sources, including NASA. By processing the received data, the user has the opportunity to track a possible nuclear threat in real time: it may consist of seismic activity near already built nuclear power plants, as well as premature planning of the construction of nuclear power plants in areas of increased seismic activity. In addition, in the event of a threat, it will be possible to immediately track the zones in which an increase in the radiation background is possible, and take appropriate measures in advance.
We hope that our project will open our eyes to the severity of the potential complex threat, which will reduce the chance of a catastrophe and prevent its occurrence.
To develop our project, we used information from services that each source provides separately. Using the Python programming language and the built-in tkinter module for it, as well as the service API, we can get the product that you saw in our presentation.
Space Agency Data
We have used several sources of information provided by NASA. It:
1) Net Radiation: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/global-maps/CERES_NETFLUX_M
2) Cloud Fraction: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/global-maps/MODAL2_M_CLD_FR
Everything is natural: in the event of a nuclear catastrophe, it will be possible to immediately track the direction of the wind, as well as the zones of actual and potential pollution.
Given the nuclear threat that may arise at ZNPP - the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, this prompted us to think about warning about catastrophes that may arise in the near future.
Hackathon Journey
Let's be honest: it wasn't easy. Realizing that the world has invented as much as our minds cannot comprehend in total, it is difficult to come up with something innovative. Something that could benefit many people - researchers, scientists, politicians and entrepreneurs. However, we are glad that today we have the opportunity to use the best practices and tools of those people who shared their experience. It is they who inspire us to go forward, in their footsteps, not to stop what has been achieved, on the path of further development.
We want to thank the organizers of NASA International Space Apps Challenge for giving us the opportunity to find like-minded people like us, who also want to make the world a better place than it is now. Who knows, maybe this hackathon will change someone's life 180 degrees? Who knows?...
References
Nuclear power wins COP26 : https://nangs.org/news/renewables/nuclear/na-sor26-pobedila-atomnaya-energetika
Map of lithospheric plates: https://www.azimap.com/explore/view/26/location-of-tectonic-plates
Map with all nuclear power plants in the world: https://www.wano.info/members/wano-world-map
Seismic activity map: https://geocenter.info/monitoring/earthquake
NASA Maps: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/global-maps
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#atom #prevent #threat #safety #world