Secure automated canning and identification task (SACIT)
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Many nuclear facilities manually remove and package, or bagout, radioactive materials from a glove box. Up to four operators are involved in removing the can and sealing it in a plastic bag, sealing it in a second can and placing it on a cart for transport. This paper reports that a major objective of the Secure Automated Canning and Identification Task (SACIT) is to provide protection from an insider threat at bagout stations where nuclear materials are vulnerable to diversion and substitution. The SACIT system consists of a robot system, an inner glove box transfer device, a shrink wrap heat ring, specialized robot end effectors, supervisory computer systems, and an operator's control station. The robot performs functions such as removing and weighing the can, separating the bagged can from the rest of the bag after it is sealed, transferring it into a second can, and setting up the application of a shrink wrap seal to the second can. The computer performs real time monitoring of the robots movements while screening the operator's input for validity and safety.
- OSTI ID:
- 5649286
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-910774--
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Materials Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; (United States), Journal Name: Nuclear Materials Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; (United States) Vol. 20; ISSN NUMMB; ISSN 0362-0034
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
AUTOMATION
CANNING
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERS
FABRICATION
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATERIALS WORKING
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PERSONNEL
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
REMOVAL
ROBOTS
SECRECY PROTECTION
TRANSPORT