Remote maintenance in nuclear fuel reprocessing
Conference
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OSTI ID:5739965
Remote maintenance techniques applied in large-scale nuclear fuel reprocessing plants are reviewed with particular attention to the three major maintenance philosophy groupings: contact, remote crane canyon, and remote/contact. Examples are given, and the relative success of each type is discussed. Probable future directions for large-scale reprocessing plant maintenance are described along with advanced manipulation systems for application in the plants. The remote maintenance development program within the Consolidated Fuel Reprocessing Program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is also described. 19 refs., 19 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5739965
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-850425-2; ON: DE85011434
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
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OSTI ID:6808210
Related Subjects
050800* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
CONSOLIDATED FUEL REPROCESSING PROGRAM
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
EQUIPMENT
FISSION PRODUCTS
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
HOT CELLS
ISOTOPES
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
MAINTENANCE
MANIPULATORS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PUREX PROCESS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REMOTE CONTROL
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT
REPROCESSING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SERVOMECHANISMS
TELEVISION
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
CONSOLIDATED FUEL REPROCESSING PROGRAM
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
EQUIPMENT
FISSION PRODUCTS
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
HOT CELLS
ISOTOPES
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
MAINTENANCE
MANIPULATORS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PUREX PROCESS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REMOTE CONTROL
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT
REPROCESSING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SERVOMECHANISMS
TELEVISION