Systems for Remotely Controlled Decommissioning Operations

1. Executive Summary.- 1.1. Scope of study.- 1.2. Summary of findings.- 2. Review of Remote Controlled Operations in Decommissioning.- 2.1. Already performed decontamination and dismantling operations.- 2.2. Plans and schedules for future decommissioning operations 18 and projects for dismantling techniques.- References.- 3. Definition of the Different Tasks In Decommissioning and of the Techniques Which May Be Possibly Be Applied.- 3.1. Synopsis of the tasks occuring in decommissioning of nuclear power plants.- 3.2. Synopsis of the decommissioning techniques.- 3.3. Specification tables and technical data on decommissionung techniques.- References.- 4. State of the Art of Remotely Controlled Equipment.- 4.1. Equipment for remote dismantling in the bioshield.- 4.2. General purpose systems.- 4.3. Sub-systems.- References.- 5. System Analysis of All Tasks Suited for Remote Control and Specication of the Corresponding Hard-And Software.- 5.1. Task-specific potential.- 5.2. Type classification of tasks suited for remote control.- 5.3. Model of the dose reduction by robotic systems.- 5.4. Analysis of remote-control work sequences.- 5.5. Definition of the performance profile for remote-controlled systems.- 5.6. Specification of hard-and software systems of remote-controlled equipment.- 5.7. Advanced technologies and subsystems.- References.- 6. Conceptual Design of the Most Promising System.- 6.1. Survey and monitoring system vehicle.- 6.2. Identification of functions common to the most promising systems.- 6.3. Electro-mechanical aspects.- 6.4. Environmental aspects.- 6.5. Control.- References.- 7. Recommendations for Research and Development - Conclusions.- 7.1. Estimation of R&D time schedule and cost.- 7.2. R&D needs for proposed concepts.- 7.3. Conclusions.