A Flexible Measurement and Waste Led, Robotics-Based Decommissioning Project

Completed

Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies)

Applied Research and Development

PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
A.N. Technology Limited

Small Business Research Initiative

Innovate UK

01 August 2017

31 October 2017

3 months

£48,890

South East

Competition Call: 1701_SBRI_NDA_PH1 - SBRI - Nuclear Decommissioning: Integrated System Demonstrator. Activity SBRI - Nuclear Decommissioning: Integrated System Demonstrator - Phase 1 - FS

Project Contact, A.N. Technology Limited

The project is based on several interconnected and innovative processes including in cell’ survey measurements to establish the geometry of the cell and the distribution of activity, dismantling the cell in a planned manner, removing the components to an adjacent Waste Segregation Area (WSA) for processing and finally assaying, characterising and segregating the waste components and placing them in appropriate waste containers. The process is implemented, in keeping with the ALARP principle, through the extensive use of a flexible toolbox of proven robotic technology, which is applicable to a wide variety of different decommissioning situations and scenarios. The principle objectives are to reduce or eliminate both man entry into the cell and the manual handling of radioactive waste items while processing the waste. The waste is processed only once and characterised approved waste packages are produced as the process output.

15/08/19