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电池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，发展有效的远程部署能力可以促进更安全、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），以使人们能够高效地进入危险的核环境，同时使人类操作人员安全地免受伤害。MTDS是一种灵活的模块化解决方案，可以通过屋顶上的入口点到达危险环境中的不同区域。工具和设备（质量高达5公斤）可以通过它部署到这些区域，而操作员可以安全地留在区域外。它由管道和接头组成，串联连接，组装，并使用部署系统从危险区域外部连接。灵活性达到通过关节，允许+/- 30度的关节在10度的增量。该项目将把MTDS推进到下一个发展阶段，从原型到商业部署，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中更加有用，并更有效地清理核设施。

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.