Optical Communication Technology, Volume. 49, Issue 1, 71(2025)

Development of real-time monitoring sensor for in-situ leaching uranium mining water levels based on F-P cavity

ZHANG Chong1, ZHAN Yang2, ZHANG Zhiwei2, JIA Hao1, WANG Yi'na2, GUO Yingqing2, and LU Hongfang3
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  • 1Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Metallurgy of Nuclear Industry, Beijing 101149, China
  • 2College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
  • 3China-Pakistan Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Smart Disaster Prevention of Major Infrastructures, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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    To monitor the water level of the well field in the in-situ leaching uranium mine in real time, a real-time monitoring sensor for the water level of in-situ leaching uranium mining based on Fabry-Perot(F-P) cavity is designed. The cavity length of t he sensor is controlled by an electric precision displacement platform and a custom fixture. The sensing head is fabricated by bonding and coupling silicon wafers, bases, and ceramic ferrules. Field verification tests are conducted in a certain in-situ leaching uranium mine in Inner Mongolia. The results indicate that the sensor's pressure measurement range is 0 to 1.5 MPa, with a pressure sensitivity of 1.68 μm/MPa and linearity of 0.998, achieving online monitoring of water level parameters in production wells.

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    ZHANG Chong, ZHAN Yang, ZHANG Zhiwei, JIA Hao, WANG Yi'na, GUO Yingqing, LU Hongfang. Development of real-time monitoring sensor for in-situ leaching uranium mining water levels based on F-P cavity[J]. Optical Communication Technology, 2025, 49(1): 71

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    Received: Oct. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 17, 2025

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    DOI:10.13921/j.cnki.issn1002-5561.2025.01.012

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