Sampling robot for primary circuit pipelines of decommissioned nuclear facilities

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24210%2F20%3A00008081" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24210/20:00008081 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/46747885:24620/20:00008081

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926580519308362?via=ihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926580519308362?via=ihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103303" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103303</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Sampling robot for primary circuit pipelines of decommissioned nuclear facilities

Original language description

Nuclear power plants, as one of the cornerstones of today's global and, most importantly, European energy sector, place considerably high demands on all stages from design and construction, through operation and control, to safe decommissioning at the end of the facility's life. A relatively large decommissioning process is underway in Europe, which will increase over the coming decades. This process of decommissioning nuclear facilities is closely linked to the objective assessment of the efficiency of decontamination processes. The present paper deals with techniques and technologies for obtaining samples from the hard-to-reach inner surface of the primary circuit of a nuclear reactor. Sampling by a service robot fitted with sampling probes is assumed to be performed under relatively dry conditions, i.e. before the application and after the discharge of the decontamination solution. The basis of the electro-pneumatic robot for default pipes with a diameter of 500 mm is an eight-wheel mobile platform with self-stabilizing capability thanks to inclined wheels. The robot is equipped with a pair of unique sampling probes and a fixing arm to position the robot in the pipeline during the sampling. The basis of the article is the technical solution of the service robot, with an emphasis on the functioning and efficiency of the sampling probes. The presented comprehensive system constitutes a proven knowledge base for the decommissioning of nuclear power facilities.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20102 - Construction engineering, Municipal and structural engineering

Project

<a href="/en/project/EG15_019%2F0004507" target="_blank" >EG15_019/0004507: Knowledge base for decommissioning of nuclear energy</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Automation in Construction

ISSN

0926-5805

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

119

Issue of the periodical within the volume

NOV 2020

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000579045500007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85086799299