An example of the use of robotics in French nuclear power plants the ISIS robot; First and second generation

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (USA)

OSTI ID:7049141

Seguy, J ^[1]; Thirion, H ^[2]

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1. EDF--SPT--UTO Le Central--Bat. 420--BP 129 93162 NOISY LE GRAND CEDEX (FR)
2. HISPANO--SUIZA BP 60 rue du Capitaine Guynemer 92270 BOIS--COLOMBES (FR)

The authors report how Robotics in French nuclear power plants (NPP) is used to solve maintenance problems. One of the most typical example of the use of robotics in French NPP is the ISIS robot. The first generation of this robot has performed the repair of corroded upper internal structures in Chinon A3 gaz cooled reactor. Two robots of this type have successfully welded more than 200 repair parts in the core without major failure during more than 12,000 hours.

• OSTI ID: 7049141
• Report Number(s): CONF-880403-; CODEN: PAPWA; TRN: 90-013963
• Journal Information: Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (USA), Vol. 50; Conference: American power conference, Chicago, IL (USA), 18-20 Apr 1988; ISSN 0097-2126
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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