Houdini: a remote mobile platform for tank waste retrieval tasks
RedZone has developed Houdini{trademark}, a folding frame vehicle for work in waste storage tanks and other confined-access areas. Houdini is a tethered, hydraulically-powered platform that folds to fit through small openings. Once deployed, the vehicle unfolds to provide a substantial work platform for the deployment of a wide variety of tools. The Houdini system will perform wheel removal, waste retrieval, waste mobilization, waste size reduction, and other tank waste retrieval and decommissioning tasks. Within the DOE Complex, 332 underground storage tanks have been used to process and store radioactive and chemical mixed waste generated from weapon materials production. The ultimate goal of the program is to develop and commercialize the Houdini system for broad application throughout the DOE Complex.
- Research Organization:
- Redzone Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR21-95MC32092
- OSTI ID:
- 491986
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC/32092--97/C0795; CONF-9610231--35; ON: DE97052237
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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