Robotic and nuclear safety for an automated/teleoperated glove box system
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Science Applications International Corp., Pleasanton, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is developing a fully automated system to handle the processing of special nuclear materials (SNM). This work is performed in response to the new goals at the Department of Energy (DOE) for hazardous waste minimization and radiation dose reduction. This fully automated system, called the automated test bed (ATB), consists of an IBM gantry robot and automated processing equipment sealed within a glove box. While the ATB is a cold system, we are designing it as a prototype of the future hot system. We recognized that identification and application of safety requirements early in the design phase will lead to timely installation and approval of the hot system. This paper identifies these safety issues as well as the general safety requirements necessary for the safe operation of the ATB. 4 refs., 2 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 5116921
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-108579; CONF-911107-36; ON: DE92002168
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), San Francisco, CA (United States), 10-15 Nov 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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