Remote technology for maintenance and NDT controls in future nuclear power plants

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:426319

Capitaine, A ^[1]; Bordas, J C ^[2]

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1. Electricite de France, Villeurbanne (France)
2. Electricite de France, Chatou (France)

Electricite de France (EdF) has decided to implement an analytical and systematic process for the study of new projects to optimize design by integrating the maintenance. Feedback shows that a lot of money could be saved if maintenance and nondestructive testing (NDT) are taken into account early in the design process. Economic analysis shows that robotics is a possible solution. The main activities for robotics are steam generators, reactor vessel, reactor coolant pump and pipe, pressurizer, and fuel handling. For its future plants, EdF has decided to study with computer-aided design (CAD) tools specific scenarios using robotics.

• OSTI ID: 426319
• Report Number(s): CONF-961103-; ISSN 0003-018X; TRN: 96:006307-0040
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 75; Conference: Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and the European Nuclear Society (ENS), Washington, DC (United States), 10-14 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
REACTOR MAINTENANCE
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
FRANCE
ROBOTS
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING