A conceptual framework for automated maintenance of nuclear fusion power plants

A conceptual framework for automated maintenance of nuclear fusion power plants

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A conceptual framework for automated maintenance of nuclear fusion power plants

The extreme environmental conditions inside future nuclear fusion power plants will mean that maintenance activities must be performed without human access. Current teleoperation paradigms do not enable sufficiently fast maintenance cycles, and automation is seen as a potential solution. Transitioning to an automated maintenance scheme will require acceptance from many different stakeholders with varied expertise in a very wide range of fields. Thus, communicating abstract concepts related to automation and autonomy requires clear, well-defined concepts to provide a common footing which avoids confusion and misrepresentation. Hence, this paper presents a conceptual framework which lays the foundation on which to build an automated maintenance strategy that is suitable for future fusion power plants. The aim is to provide a clear and common starting point from which to define goals, manage expectations, guide research, and assist the development of suitable standards and regulations

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CASE 2019 - International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 22- 26 August 2019