An investigation of in-situ characterisation and processing of irradiated nuclear graphite using novel robotic technologies

使用新型机器人技术对辐照核石墨进行原位表征和加工的研究

• 批准号: 2448671
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Bristol
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2448671
• 关键词: investigation; situ; characterisation; processing; irradiated

Introduction and BackgroundThe UK has some 90,000 tonnes of irradiated graphite, a waste source that represents a significant technical challenge for the UK. New inspection systems will be developed as part of this project to characterise this graphite and carry out proof-of-principle in-situ treatment.Once prototypes are developed, visits and trial deployments at Magnox sites will take place across the UK. Primarily this will be to investigate the efficacy of selected techniques for characterisation and carry out deployments of the instruments inside Magnox nuclear reactors.Objectives1. Develop working robotic inspection systems to characterise the inside of the UK's Magnox reactor fleet.2. Produce data pertaining to the inside of these reactors, contributing to the Magnox decommissioning strategy.This project will focus specifically on characterisation of the Magnox graphite, and make use of a range of inspection techniques and has the potential to carry out some non-invasive treatment of the graphite surface.

英国有大约90，000吨辐照石墨，这是一种对英国来说代表着重大技术挑战的废物来源。作为该项目的一部分，新的检测系统将被开发出来，用于对这种石墨进行检测并进行现场处理。一旦原型开发完成，将在英国各地的Magnox工厂进行访问和试验部署。首先，这将是调查选定的技术的特性，并进行部署的仪器内Magnox核反应堆的有效性。开发工作机器人检查系统，以检查英国Magnox反应堆堆组的内部。生成有关这些反应堆内部的数据，为Magnox退役战略做出贡献。该项目将特别关注Magnox石墨的特性，并利用一系列检查技术，并有可能对石墨表面进行一些非侵入性处理。