Product Development of the Innovative Modular Tube Deployment System

危险和拥挤的环境，加上难以进入，意味着退役和拆除放射性核细胞和手套箱是一项复杂的任务。手动退役对操作员来说是危险的，而且非常耗时，因此，开发有效的远程部署能力可能有助于更安全、更便宜的退役，并减少二次废物的产生。远程维护系统公司正在开发一种突破性的模块化管道部署系统(MTDS)，以实现高效和有效地进入危险的核环境，同时使人类操作员安全地免受伤害。MTDS是一种灵活的模块化解决方案，可以通过屋顶的入口点到达危险环境中的各种不同区域。然后，工具和设备(质量最高可达5公斤)可以通过它部署到这些区域，同时操作员仍可安全地留在区域外。它由管道和接头组成，串联，组装，并使用展开系统从危险区域外部连接。伸展的灵活性来自关节，关节允许10度增量的+/-30度关节。这个项目将把MTDS推进到从原型到商业部署的下一个开发阶段，同时还将开发新的创新功能，使MTDS在非常具有挑战性的应用和更有效的核设施清理中更加有用。

The hazardous and congested environments combined with difficult access, mean that decommissioning and dismantling radioactive nuclear cells and gloveboxes is a complex task. Manual decommissioning is hazardous for the operator and extremely time consuming and therefore the development of an effective remote deployment capability may facilitate safer, cheaper decommissioning and reduce secondary waste generation. Remote Maintenance Systems is developing a ground-breaking, Modular Tube Deployment System (MTDS) to enable access to hazardous nuclear environments efficiently and effectively, while keeping human operatives safely out of harm. The MTDS is a flexible modular solution that can reach diverse different areas within a hazardous environment via an entry point in the roof. Tools and equipment (up to 5kg in mass) can then be deployed into these areas via it, while the operator remains safely outside the area. It is made up of tubes and joints, connected in a series, assembled, and connected from outside the hazardous area using a deployment system. Flexibility of reach comes via the joints which allow +/- 30 degrees of articulation in 10-degree increments. It is infinitely and easily adaptable.This project will advance the MTDS to the next stage of development from Prototype to Commercial deployment but also develop new innovative functionality to make the MTDS even more useful for very challenging application and for more effective cleanup of nuclear facilities.