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.

简介和背景英国拥有约 90,000 吨辐照石墨，这种废物来源对英国来说是一项重大的技术挑战。作为该项目的一部分，我们将开发新的检测系统，以表征这种石墨并进行原位处理原理验证。原型开发完成后，将在英国各地的 Magnox 站点进行参观和试验部署。这主要是为了研究所选技术的有效性，并在 Magnox 核反应堆内部署仪器。开发工作机器人检查系统来描述英国 Magnox 反应堆内部的特征。2。生成有关这些反应堆内部的数据，为 Magnox 退役策略做出贡献。该项目将专门关注 Magnox 石墨的特性，并利用一系列检查技术，并有可能进行一些非侵入性处理石墨表面。