2025-07-14

NEW INNOVATION: the first radiation tolerant dome camera applicable for both in air and under water!

ISEC’s latest product, the RADCAM Freya®, is a one-of-a-kind camera solution - the first radiation tolerant dome camera applicable for both in air and under water,  designed with simplicity and cost efficiency in focus. Adrien Rouchon, ISEC’s Chief Commercial Officer, gives an insight to the development and creation of Freya.

The idea of Freya stems from ISEC’s experience from nuclear waste management projects with a clear need for dome cameras that could withstand radiation exposure that existing market solutions failed to meet . Freya bridges the gap between industrial CCTV systems and radiation-hardened nuclear equipment.

“We also knew that dome cameras were more cost effective to build, so Freya could fill both a need and a price gap between traditional industry domes and radiation tolerant cameras. Which is perfect for waste-management programs that are often budget restricted”, says Adrien Rouchon. 

The RADCAM Freya is a radiation tolerant dome camera developed specifically for the nuclear industry - perfect for surveillance and overview. It is designed to operate both in air and underwater, making it a unique camera solution on the market. To truly simplify the design, non-necessary functions from traditional industry domes have been excluded in favour of more radiation tolerant features, all while still maintaining the industrial standards which makes Freya easy to streamline with current systems and cameras. 

“Radiation tolerant underwater dome cameras have not existed until now due to the complexity of optics and zoom levels. We had to completely re-do the optics to enable the camera to work both in and under water. That is why we have two versions of Freya – one optimised for each environment”, says Adrien Rouchon. 

Although Freya was already in advanced development stages when ISEC aquired ISEC Visatec, the timing has been fortunate, explains Adrien Rouchon: 

“Not only does ISEC Visatec open the doors to clients and partners within waste management programs, but our new colleagues also possess technical expertise in under water deployment and case applications. ISEC Visatec have made us even more knowledgeable in this field”

With its compact footprint and light weight, Freya is well-suited for tight spaces with limited accessibility.  The surveillance camera is ideal and relevant for NPP’s, Nuclear Service Providers, and nuclear waste management projects.  

“So far, we have received great feedback and interest as Freya has been introduced on several industry fairs these past weeks. We already have a client that will test Freya during an outage at their facility this summer”, says Adrien Rouchon.

ISEC is now preparing for the production of Freya to be ready for delivery by the end of September   

Freya Facts

• Radiation tolerant (up to 40,000 Rad / 400 Gy)
• Operates both in air and underwater (30m depth)
• Dome design with compact dimensions
• PTZ with built-in LED
• Standard interface for modern CCTV systems (HD-SDI, RS-485)

·            Suitable for standalone operation or integration into large-scale systems