A fly-by robotic tank inspection end effector for waste storage tank

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:476554

Gittleman, M M; Robertson, B; Lee, B ^[1]

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1. Oceaneering Space Systems, Houston, TX (United States); and others

A robotic end effector has been developed that is capable of performing fly-by, electromagnetic non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and visual inspection of the inside of the U.S. Department of Energy`s waste storage tanks. Furthermore, the system is also capable of sizing defects through its unique NDE technique, Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM). The NDE data is recorded and logged electronically and is tagged with the position data from the deploying manipulator, allowing a complete mapping of the tank walls and future return to defect sites.

• OSTI ID: 476554
• Report Number(s): CONF-960804-Vol.3; TRN: 97:009095
• Resource Relation: Conference: SPECTRUM `96: international conference on nuclear and hazardous waste management, Seattle, WA (United States), 18-23 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the international topical meeting on nuclear and hazardous waste management (SPECTRM `96): Volume 3; PB: 843 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
TANKS
IN-SERVICE INSPECTION
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
GROUND DISPOSAL