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BOA II: pipe-asbestos insulation removal system

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OSTI ID:491968

BOA system is a mobile pipe-external robotic crawler used to remotely strip and bag asbestos-containing lagging and insulation materials from various diameter pipes in (primarily) industrial installations. Steam and process lines within the DOE weapons complex warrant the use of a remote device due to high labor costs and high level of radioactive contamination, making manual removal costly and inefficient. Currently targeted facilities for demonstration and remediation are Fernald in Ohio and Oak Ridge in Tennessee.

Research Organization:
Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Robotics Inst.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AR21-93MC30362
OSTI ID:
491968
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/30362--97/C0808; CONF-9610231--8; ON: DE97052248
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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