ATOMIK BOXA DS Mechatronics project
A DS Mechatronics project
The nuclear shelter designed as an integrated scientific system.
We do not simply design buried structures. We design intelligent, monitored environments, optimised to concretely increase the chances of survival in extreme radiological scenarios.
Figures and values on this page are illustrative.
The difference is not how thick a wall is. The difference is knowing, with numbers, what it protects from, for how long, and with what margin.
A shelter does not protect “from everything”. It protects against defined scenarios, with calculated margins. For each family of threats ATOMIK BOX adopts a specific, declared and verifiable technical strategy.
Fallout, gamma exposure, neutron component, air and surface contamination.
System responseOptimised multilayer shielding, control of streaming paths, internal and external dosimetry, decontamination protocols.
Contaminated aerosols, pathogens, contamination carried in through entrances.
System responseHigh-efficiency filtration, overpressure, compartmentalisation, transition zones and entry procedures.
Industrial releases, fires, airborne toxic substances, water contamination.
System responseActivated-carbon filters, air tightness, air-quality monitoring, water reserve management.
Prolonged loss of the power grid and communications, electromagnetic disturbance.
System responseAutonomous power with load management, protected and redundant critical equipment, backup communications.
Seismic actions, overpressures, flooding, accidental site loads.
System responseStructural verification against the design scenario, hydraulic sealing, redundant access.
Unauthorised access, interruption of critical functions, prolonged occupancy.
System responseAccess control, compartmentalisation, operating protocols, resource and occupancy management.
Actual protection depends on the scenario assumed at design stage. No configuration covers all scenarios simultaneously with the same margin: requirements are defined and declared case by case.
Most solutions on the market originate from predominantly construction, plant-engineering or structural competences. ATOMIK BOX instead originates from the integration of engineering and nuclear physics.
The project draws on the scientific support of top-level competences in nuclear safety and fusion, with the possibility of developing the scientific activities together with professionals of the highest calibre from the sector.
Roles, validation activities and certification paths will be defined according to the specific project.
Scenario definition, dose estimation, design criteria and safety margins.
Modelling of photon and neutron behaviour through real materials and geometries.
Structure, plants, sensors, automation and software designed as a single system.
Model verification, sensitivity analysis and documentation of estimated performance.
Thickness is only one variable. Attenuation depends on the type of radiation, the materials crossed, the sequence of layers and the streaming paths left open by doors, joints and service penetrations.
Select a configuration: particles cross the layers and are progressively absorbed.
Material, thickness and layer sequence depend on the radiological scenario considered. The values shown are purely demonstrative.
Most contamination enters with the air and with people. That is why the filtration chain, overpressure and entry procedures are an integral part of the design, not an accessory.
Removal of coarse particulate and dust, protecting the downstream stages.
Retention of aerosols and fine particulate, including carriers of radioactive contamination.
Adsorption of vapours and gases, sized according to the expected agents.
Air flows out, not in: infiltration through joints and penetrations is actively counteracted.
Entrance, undressing, decontamination and clean area, separated and governed by guided procedures.
Emergency manual ventilation, spare filters, operation on reduced power.
Saturation, pressure drop and operating hours measured and historised by the software.
Reserves sized on the duration of isolation, with dynamic estimation of residual autonomy.
Every shelter starts from a scenario: source, distance, ground, site geometry, duration of isolation, number of occupants, vulnerability of the plants.
The goal of the project is to provide understandable, documentable technical indicators that a qualified third party can verify.
Estimate of protective performance
Probabilistic evaluation of scenarios
Reduction of expected exposure
Limit conditions and degraded operation
No system can guarantee absolute protection. The values shown are demonstrative and depend on the scenario, the site and the configuration adopted.
A distributed sensor network returns the time evolution of critical parameters, inside and outside the shelter, and distinguishes — as far as technically possible — event type and risk level.
Not an infallible system: a decision-support platform that collects data, interprets it, shows trends and proposes actions.
In an emergency, procedures are forgotten, data is misread, people act on impulse and expose themselves needlessly. The system guides operations step by step.
Entering the shelter
Compartmentalisation
Decontamination and clothing management
Filtration start-up
Supply control
Alarm management
Health procedures
Waste management
Internal communications
Exit assessment
The system may integrate health protocols approved by the competent authorities, providing instructions only in the cases and in the manner foreseen by the emergency plan and by medical supervision.
Prolonged occupancy of a closed environment produces stress, loss of time perception, sleep disorders, conflict, isolation and reduced decision-making capacity. These are design variables, not details.
ATOMIK BOX also integrates a proprietary solution dedicated to the perceptual and psychological management of prolonged occupancy, with particular attention to families and children.
Sixteen coordinated subsystems. Select a block to see its role.
Structural sizing on static, dynamic and accidental site loads.
Standardised configurations may be developed, but actual performance will always depend on the site, the objectives and the reference scenario.
The configurations below are indicative design references. Final dimensions, autonomy and performance always derive from the scenario, the site and the agreed requirements.
| Configuration | Occupants | Scope | Design focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family | 4 – 8 | Private residence, villa | Compactness, family occupancy, ease of use. |
| Residence | 10 – 30 | Apartment building, collective shelter | Flow management, common spaces, shared protocols. |
| Corporate | 20 – 60 | Company, headquarters, laboratory | Operational continuity, communications, physical security. |
| Critical | on request | Critical infrastructure, data centres, institutions | Redundancy, declared requirements, documented validation. |
Indicative values for illustrative purposes. They do not constitute an offer or a guaranteed performance.
Building from scratch is not always necessary. Basements, existing shelters and technical volumes can be assessed and, where sensible, upgraded: survey of the as-is condition, verification of current performance, integration of shielding, sealing, filtration, sensors and software.
Integration of systems engineering, radiation protection and nuclear physics.
Materials and sequences chosen according to the radiation to be attenuated.
The behaviour of the shelter is verified before it is built.
Documentable technical indicators, not commercial promises.
Inside and outside, with historisation and trend analysis.
The software accompanies occupants from entry to exit.
There is no universal thickness. The attenuation required depends on the scenario (type and energy of radiation, distance, duration) and on the dose criteria adopted. Thickness is an output of the design, not an input: it is determined through simulation and verified against a declared objective.
It depends on the event and on what is actually measured outside. In many fallout scenarios the first hours and days are the most critical, but the decision to exit cannot rest on a general rule: ATOMIK BOX measures, historises and supports the assessment of the most appropriate moment, in line with the guidance of the competent authorities.
A traditional bunker is a structure. ATOMIK BOX is a system: simulation-optimised shielding, internal and external radiometric monitoring, automated protocols, dynamic resource management and decision-support software. The main difference is that performance is estimated and documented, not merely asserted.
Building, planning and plant-engineering aspects follow the regulations of the site. Permits are assessed at the start of the project, together with local constraints and ground characteristics.
Cost depends on the protection scenario, the site, the number of occupants, the required autonomy and the level of redundancy. That is why the process starts with a preliminary technical assessment: without a scenario, any figure would be arbitrary.
Duration depends on the configuration and the site. Analysis, simulation and design always precede construction, and their duration is agreed together with the protection objectives.
Often yes, and it is the most efficient route. It starts from a survey of the as-is condition and an estimate of current performance; from there we evaluate which measures (shielding, sealing, filtration, monitoring, software) deliver the greatest benefit per unit of cost.
Information about the site and the project is treated as confidential. An NDA can be signed before any exchange of documentation: the contact form includes a dedicated option.
No. The software is a decision-support tool. The guidance of the competent authorities and, where applicable, medical supervision remain the reference: the system integrates and operationalises them, it does not replace them.
The project draws on the scientific support of top-level competences in nuclear safety and fusion. Roles, validation activities and any certification paths are defined according to the specific project.
Every ATOMIK BOX project starts from the analysis of the site, the scenarios and the protection objectives. Contact us for an initial confidential technical assessment.