Remote crane control techniques and closed circuit television for the US Deparment of Energy, Defense Waste Processing Facility

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6814566

DaSilva, D A

The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) located at the Savannah River Plant (SRP), South Carolina is a nuclear waste facility being built to vitrify and containerize high level radioactive waste product. DWPF has a unique requirement for an unmanned crane system to install and replace equipment in the high humidity, high radiation and harsh chemical environment of permanently inaccessible processing cells. A radio control system is provided to control a 117 ton capacity bridge crane that is equipped with various power tools for remote handling of crane replaceable and maintained equipment. High resolution black and white Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) assemblies mounted on the crane and on the walls of the various processing cells are provided for viewing the equipment during normal operations and maintenance.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6814566
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-88-129; CONF-880903-30; ON: DE88016725
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
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