Flexible robotic entry device for a nuclear materials production reactor

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6057344

Heckendorn, II, F M

The Savannah River Laboratory has developed and is implementing a flexible robotic entry device (FRED) for the nuclear materials production reactors now operating at the Savannah River Plant (SRP). FRED is designed for rapid deployment into confinement areas of operating reactors to assess unknown conditions. A unique smart tether method has been incorporated into FRED for simultaneous bidirectional transmission of multiple video/audio/control/power signals over a single coaxial cable. This system makes it possible to use FRED under all operating and standby conditions, including those where radio/microwave transmissions are not possible or permitted, and increases the quantity of data available.

• OSTI ID: 6057344
• Report Number(s): CONF-881011-
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 57; Conference: Joint meeting of the European Nuclear Society and the American Nuclear Society, Washington, DC, USA, 30 Oct - 4 Nov 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
42 ENGINEERING
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C REACTOR
RADIATION PROTECTION
K REACTOR
L REACTOR
P REACTOR
R REACTOR
ROBOTS
PERFORMANCE
ACOUSTIC TESTING
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
GAMMA DETECTION
HUMIDITY
INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY
IRRADIATION REACTORS
LEAK DETECTORS
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT
RETROFITTING
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
TEMPERATURE MONITORING
TRITIUM
ULTRASONIC TESTING
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DETECTION
EQUIPMENT
HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURING METHODS
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PRODUCTION REACTORS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTORS
SPECIAL PRODUCTION REACTORS
TESTING
THERMOGRAPHY
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US DOE
US ERDA
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