Advanced remote handling developments for high radiation applications

Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6011783

Herndon, J N; Kring, C T; Feldman, M J; Kuban, D P; Martin, H L; Rowe, J C; Hamel, W R

The Remote Control Engineering Task of the Consolidated Fuel Reprocessing Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been developing advanced techniques for remote maintenance of future US fuel reprocessing plants. These efforts are based on the application of teleoperated, force-reflecting servomanipulators for dexterous remote handling with television viewing for large-volume hazardous applications. These developments fully address the nonrepetitive nature of remote maintenance in the unstructured environments encountered in fuel reprocessing. This paper covers the primary emphasis in the present program; the design, fabrication, and installation of a prototype remote handling system for reprocessing applications, the Advanced Integrated Maintenance System.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6011783
• Report Number(s): CONF-860487-2; ON: DE86004802
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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