Abstract
This paper describes the implications of radiation effects on the reliable and safe operation of robotic and manipulator systems in nuclear environments. Radiation effects on typical components are outlined and examples of two systems to which radiation tolerant design rules have been applied are illustrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 291-299 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Reliability Engineering and System Safety |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 3 SPEC. ISS. |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1996 |
Funding
The INGRID project was funded by the European Commission (contract FI2T-CT92-0025) and co-ordinated by BNFL--Sellafield, with AEA Technology--Harwell, SCK.CEN Mol, CRIF--Brussels, FZK--Karlsruhe, RisO---Roskilde and the universities of Hannover, Newcastle and Oxford as partners. Additional funding was provided by the UK Department of Trade and Industry via the Active Handling Programme. In particular, thanks are due to Bill Webster and Myrian Bishop of BNFL and Kurt Lauridsen of Riso for their help in providing information on the chosen components and the reliability analysis. We are also grateful to Ian Milgate of BNFL for operating data on the WVP systems. The participation of Jan De Geeter and Simon Coenen of SCK.CEN--Mol and Lee', Pater of AEA Technology in radiation tolerance studies was also greatly appreciated.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| AEA Technology | |
| British Nuclear Fuels Plc | |
| Harwell Science and Innovation Campus | |
| Not added | FI2T-CT92-0025 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering