UKAEA - RAICo - Laser Ablation Technologies for Robotic Decommissioning Applications

Concepts

• industrial lasers
• ukaea
• abingdon
• raico programme’s main themes
• robotics and artificial intelligence collaboration
• ukaea - raico - laser ablation technologies
• lasers
• underlying robotics
• initial 3-year programme of technology development
• robotics

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Decontamination is one of the RAICo programme’s main themes and it is aiming at developing tools for fission decommissioning and fusion engineering applications. The tools shall meet a range of sizes and requirements but focusing on smaller tools than have been previously developed making them suitable for remote handling.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Collaboration (RAICo®) programme is a collaboration between UKAEA, UKNDA, Sellafield and Manchester University and includes an initial 3-year programme of technology development. The programme is focused on delivering and proving underlying robotics and artificial intelligence technologies that are required for effective decommissioning, as well as providing deployment opportunities to have maximum operational impact. Using robotics and AI in hazardous nuclear decommissioning environments will provide the step-change in capabilities needed to move towards a cheaper, faster, and less hazardous set of next generation decommissioning activities. The programme is managed by UKAEA’s Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (“RACE”) facility. Decontamination is one of the RAICo programme’s main themes and it is aiming at developing tools for fission decommissioning and fusion engineering applications. The tools shall meet a range of sizes and requirements but focusing on smaller tools than have been previously developed making them suitable for remote handling.

CPV Codes

• 38636110 - Industrial lasers
• 38636100 - Lasers

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