Design features and remote maintenance test results for equipment racks designed for reprocessing cell applications

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6518304

Schrock, S L; Chesser, J B; Peishel, F L

This paper describes a concept for equipment rack design and cell placement for highly radioactive process cells developed by the Consolidated Fuel Reprocessing Program (CFRP) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This concept takes advantage of the dexterity and mobility of advanced bridge-mounted, force-reflecting servomanipulators to minimize cell size and increase facility availability. Several prototype racks have been fabricated and maintenance demonstrations have been performed on equipment mounted on these racks. The results of these tests are also described in this paper. 3 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6518304
• Report Number(s): CONF-890304-7; ON: DE89002198
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. topical meeting on robotics and remote systems, Charleston, SC, United States, 13 Mar 1989; Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
42 ENGINEERING
CONSOLIDATED FUEL REPROCESSING PROGRAM
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
HOT CELLS
MAINTENANCE
MANIPULATORS
SERVOMECHANISMS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
EQUIPMENT
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
050800* - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
420203 - Engineering- Handling Equipment & Procedures