The Department of Energy's national robotics technology development program for environmental restoration and waste management

Conference · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:6378236

Meacham, S A ^[1]; Eicker, P J ^[2]; Frank, C W

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
2. Sandia National Lab., Albuquerque, NM (USA)

In August 1989, the new Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (ER and WM) in the US Department of Energy (DOE) published an ER and WM Five-Year Plan, which establishes DOE's agenda and commitment to correct existing environmental problems, ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements, and effectively execute DOE's waste management programs. The plan includes a section covering the applied research and development (R and D) needed to support the 5-yr plan. In November 1989, the DOE issued a draft Applied Research, Development, Demonstration, testing, and Evaluation (RDDT and E) Plan for ER and WM, which expands on the applied R and D section of the 5-yr plan. The RDDT and E plan provides guidance to the new ER and WM Office of Technology Development (OTD) for its mission. The development and application of robotics technology for the resolution of identified problem areas at DOE sites is a major element of the RDDT and E program plan. The OTD has established a National Robotics Technology Development Program (NRTDP) to integrate robotics RDDT and E activities and to provide needs-oriented, timely, and economical robotics technology to support environmental and waste operations activities at DOE sites.

• OSTI ID: 6378236
• Report Number(s): CONF-900608-; CODEN: TANSA; TRN: 91-008234
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA), Vol. 61; Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) annual meeting, Nashville, TN (USA), 10-14 Jun 1990; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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