Implementing robotics in the Department of Energy Dismantlement Program
Conference
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OSTI ID:629325
Since the end of the cold war, as our nuclear stockpile has decreased, the Department of Energy (DOE) has been working rapidly to safely dismantle weapons returned by the military. In order to be retired, weapons must be returned to the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. There they are reduced to their component parts. Although many of these parts are not hazardous, some, including certain explosive assemblies and radioactive materials, are sufficiently hazardous so that special handling systems are necessary. This paper will describe several of these systems developed by Sandia for Pantex and their technical basis.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Financial Management and Controller, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 629325
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-97-2856C; CONF-980514-; ON: DE98001261; TRN: 98:009823
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: WAC `98: world automation congress, Anchorage, AK (United States), 10-14 May 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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