Developers: | Special Design and Technology Bureau of Applied Robotics (SCTB PR) |
Date of the premiere of the system: | 2020/01/12 |
Branches: | Power |
Technology: | Robotics, Robots Industrial |
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2021: Creation of a robot for parsing coal-graphite reactors
The resident of the Technopolis Moscow SEZ - the company Special Design and Technology Bureau of Applied Robotics (SKTB PR), has developed a mobile robotic complex for dismantling graphite masonry of coal-graphite reactors. This was announced on January 12, 2021 by Technopolis from the words of General Director Gennady Dogtev.
The complex consists of a mobile robot, a remote control and a magazine with a special electric cutting tool. The development allows remote dismantling of coal-graphite reactors, which were previously used at nuclear power plants or industrial facilities, for example, in the production of weapons. As of January 2021, reactors of this type are being decommissioned.
The development of the resident of the SEZ "Technopolis" Moscow "excludes the presence of people in the zone with increased radiation. The operator remotely controls the robot through the console, and using the video system included in the complex, monitors the performance of work. The robot manipulator is capable of lifting and carrying up to 100 kg, such carrying capacity is enough to extract graphite blocks. Since the end of 2020, the development has been located in the Experimental Demonstration Center of coal-graphite reactors and is undergoing experimental operation there, "said Gennady Dogtev. |
SKTB PR also created a special stand that simulates graphite masonry and the main elements of the steel structures of the reactor. The first tests of the robot were carried out on the stand, which confirmed its functionality. In the future, the company "SKTB PR" will transfer the stand to the customer, on it operators with the help of a robot will be able to work out the most complex dismantling operations and improve their practical skills.
The company "SKTB PR" actively cooperates with the nuclear industry.