JET remote maintenance during active operation

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6689672

Dean, J R; Raimondi, T

As Joint European Torus (JET) is used more and more with deuterium and tritium plasmas, the machine will be irradiated by high-energy neutrons to a level that prohibits approach by human beings. The remote handling equipment will comprise a series of special transporters carrying end-effectors and tools. One important transporter is a large articulated boom (arm) with nine axes of motion capable of carrying 1 ton into the tokamak vacuum vessel and positioning it within a few millimetres. Another is the high-precision 150-tonne crane used during JET construction. Remote operations will be viewed through a system of closed circuit television, some cameras being stationary and others carried on transporters.

• Research Organization: JET Joint Undertaking, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3EA
• OSTI ID: 6689672
• Journal Information: Fusion Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Vol. 11:1; ISSN FUSTE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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