ROBOTICS AND RADIATION HARDENING IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY

Abstract

...................................................................................................................... xii 1 - OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY.....................1 Fuel Fabrication .............................................................................................................. 1 Reactor System Operation............................................................................................... 2 Spent Fuel Handling and Storage In the Power Plant ..................................................... 4 Spent Fuel Disassembly and Waste Processing.............................................................. 4 Waste Handling and Storage. .......................................................................................... 5 Decontamination and Decommissioning. ....................................................................... 6 2 - USE OF ROBOTIC SYSTEMS IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY ..............................9 Need for Robotics Sy...