Development of a Robotic Spider for Remote Characterisation and Retreivals

Completed

Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Other nuclear fission)

Applied Research and Development
Final stage Development and Demonstration

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
Forth Engineering (Cumbria) Limited

Feasibility Study

Innovate UK

01 July 2015

30 June 2016

12 months

£123,744

North West

Competition Call: 1403_FS_ENE_GEN_DCNS - Developing the civil nuclear supply chain FS. Activity Developing the civil nuclear supply chain

Project Contact, Forth Engineering (Cumbria) Limited

Project Contact, University of Manchester

This project aims to develop a remote mobile cutting and retrieval platform for the decommissioning of legacy storage facilities based around a robotic spider. Access to the storage facilities is often limited, so a robot which can move around and retrieve the waste would speed up the process. It is envisaged that such a vehicle could be used in both dry and wet storage facilitiesThis project aims to develop a remote mobile cutting and retrieval platform for the decommissioning of legacy storage facilities based around a robotic spider. Access to the storage facilities is often limited, so a robot which can move around and retrieve the waste would speed up the process. It is envisaged that such a vehicle could be used in both dry and wet storage facilities

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