Hazardous-environment problems: Mobile robots to the rescue

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6678581

Meieran, H B ^[1]

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1. PHD Technologies, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

This paper presents a rationale for employing a spectrum of similar mobile robots to conduct appropriate common missions for the following five hazardous-environment issues: (1) dismantlement of nuclear weapons; (2) environmental restoration and waste management of US Department of Energy weapons sites; (3) operations in nuclear power plants and other facilities; (4) waste chemical site remediation and cleanup activities; and (5) assistance in handling toxic chemical/radiation accidents. Mobile robots have been developed for several hazardous-environment industries, the most visible ones being construction/excavation/tunneling, explosive ordnance/bomb disposal (EOD), fire-fighting, military operations, mining, nuclear, and security. A summary of the range of functions that mobile robots are currently capable of conducting is presented.

• OSTI ID: 6678581
• Report Number(s): CONF-921102-; CODEN: TANSAO
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 66; Conference: Joint American Nuclear Society (ANS)/European Nuclear Society (ENS) international meeting on fifty years of controlled nuclear chain reaction: past, present, and future, Chicago, IL (United States), 15-20 Nov 1992; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
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IN-SERVICE INSPECTION
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
RADIATION MONITORING
REMEDIAL ACTION
TOXIC MATERIALS
CONTROL
INSPECTION
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
POWER PLANTS
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WEAPONS
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210000 - Nuclear Power Plants
052000 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Management
450000 - Military Technology
Weaponry
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