Robotic Crane System for the Deconstruction of Chernobyl Unit 4 - 18583
Conference
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OSTI ID:22977839
- Consortium Novarka (France)
- PaR Systems, Inc. (United States)
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) Unit 4 accident occurred on April 26, 1986 leaving a severely damaged reactor building and a highly radioactive area. To minimize the long-term radiological impact to personnel and the environment, Unit 4 was immediately enclosed by a structure named the Object Shelter (OS). To transform the OS into an ecologically safe system, the Shelter Implementation Plan (SIP) was developed in 1997. The most significant SIP tasks was the design and construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC). The NSC is a 36,000 tonne arch enclosure that includes a suite of process equipment to address the ruins of Unit 4 while assuring the safety of workers, public, and the environment. The NSC has a span of 257 meters, length of 164 meters, and height of 110 meters and is designed for a 100 years life. The New Safe Confinement was slid from its erection area to directly over Unit 4 (a distance of 327 meters) in November 2016. One of the major mechanical handling systems installed in the NSC is the Main Cranes System (MCS), designed and fabricated by PaR Systems (USA). The planned deconstruction activities require the handling of shielded waste disposal casks containing fuel as well as transporting extremely large structural elements -remotely controlled using video surveillance equipment. The lifting activities required the cranes to be tele-robotically controlled to prevent inadvertent collisions, expedite repetitive and high accuracy functions, protect the equipment and structures within the NSC as well as increase the overall effectiveness of the MCS. In addition, due to the elevated radiation levels, remote deconstruction activities will need to be performed. The MCS has design provisions included for a tele-robotically controlled manipulator and a suite of tooling to be used for multiple activities including concrete coring, cutting, debris collection and other heavy demolition activities. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 22977839
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US--20-WM-18583
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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