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2019
UKAEA-CCFE-CP(19)04
27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Ahmedabad, India, 22-27 October 2018
M.R. Gilbert T. Eade C. Bachmann U. Fischer N.P. Taylor
Waste-production predictions for the future demonstration fusion power plant (DEMO) are necessary to produce an accurate picture of the likely environmental and economic costs of radioactive waste disposal at end-of-life (EOL). Even during the conceptual stage of DEMO design it is important to perform waste assessment so as to avoid potential surpr…
Preprint Published2019
UKAEA-CCFE-CP(19)03
UK-RAS Network Conference on Robotics and Autonomous Systems: robots working for and among us, Bristol, UK, 12 December 2018
Guy Burroughes
The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a multi-disciplinary research facility which will be the world’s most powerful pulsed neutron source. A critical component of ESS will be a facility for handling radioactive waste and preparing it for safe disposal. Safe disposal of ESS waste requires the dexterous tele-manipulation of large, highly activat…
Preprint Published2019
UKAEA-CCFE-CP(19)02
Waste Management Symposia (WMS), Phoenix, USA, 18-22 March 2018
Barry Preston Guy Burroughes Matt Goodliffe Rob Skilton
Nuclear decommissioning environments are challenging and hazardous, typically involving high temperatures, pressures and extreme radiation. Robotic devices are commonly used to complete tasks within challenging environments, which would otherwise pose a risk to human health, however remotely operating robots without full three-dimensional vision is…
Preprint Published2019
UKAEA-CCFE-CP(19)01
Waste Management Symposia (WMS), Phoenix, USA, 18-22 March 2018
S. Kirk K. Keogh W. Suder T. Tremethick C. Allen I. Farquhar
The maintenance, replacement and decommissioning of future nuclear fusion reactors will require quick and reliable cutting and joining of in-vessel pipework. Initial design studies for nuclear fusion reactors for power generation have estimated cutting and welding could account for up to 60% of the maintenance duration using conventional in-situ pr…
Preprint Published2017
CCFE-PR(17)10
2017 ANS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 11-15 June 2017