Robotic tooling for DOE environmental management. Annual report, September 29, 1995--September 28, 1996
The Department of Energy (DOE) has created nuclear weapons for defense for over forty years. During this time, hazardous and nuclear wastes have accumulated, and contamination of soils and groundwater have occurred throughout the US, as environmental stewardship was not fully appreciated until recent times. Thousands of sites require clean up, and hundreds of facilities require decontamination and decommissioning. The Office of Technology Development (OTD) assists this mission by developing new technology that is safer, more efficient, and less expensive than current processes. The OTD has focused upon five primary areas where robotics technology can help. These five areas are: Tank Waste Retrieval, Contaminant analysis Automation, Decontamination and Dismantlement, Mixed Waste Operations, and the Plutonium Focus Area. This report details work on the robotic opening of waste drums and end-effector design for non-destructive drum opening.
- Research Organization:
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State Univ., Greensboro, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG09-95SR18544
- OSTI ID:
- 468521
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/SR/18544-2; ON: DE97004828; TRN: 97:010184
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 18 Dec 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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