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Control cabinets delivered for Kursk-II
The delivery of automation cabinets for unit 1 of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP has been completed. Electrical equipment supplier, the All-Russian Research Institute of Relay Engineering...
UKAEA develops laser-welding ‘robotic snake’
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has developed a new laser-welding ‘robotic snake’ capable of operating inside fusion energy power plant pipework. The DEMO snake, which is...
Jacobs designs robot to tackle Fukushima debris
US-based Jacobs has designed and built a robotic tool to obtain crucial information about the state of a damaged nuclear power reactor at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan. The remotely...
Robot completes underground survey at Dounreay
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) announced that it is working with the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear (RAIN) Hub to develop a robot capable of accessing areas...
New UK robotics hub opens in West Cumbria
A new UK facility has opened in Whitehaven, in Cumbria, as the first network of robotics and artificial intelligence collaboration hubs across the UK.
Partners sought to develop underwater survey robot
Engineering firm Forth, the company leading the creation of the pioneering Autonomous Aquatic Inspection and Intervention (A2I2), is now looking for partners to bring the...
Petrozavodskmash tests 3D scanning system
A three-dimensional scanning system has been tested at the Petrozavodsk branch of Russia’s AEM-Technologies (part of Rosatom’s mechanical engineering division Atomenergomash).
Flyability launches the Elios 2 RAD drone for nuclear inspections
Switzerland’s Flyability on 5 August launched the Elios 2 RAD, an indoor drone equipped with a radiation sensor made specifically for inspections at nuclear stations. “The Elios 2...
Rosatom tests different methods of remote monitoring to improve NPP construction
The development of remote monitoring tools is part of Rosatom’s Unified Digital Strategy, and the operators for implementation of these innovative systems on projects in the...
Russia develops small gas analyser for use on drones
The Roskhimzashchita holding of Russia’s state corporation Rostec on 7 July presented at the Innoprom-2021 exhibition the Shmel (Bumblebee) universal air gas analyser intended...
Tvel plans to develop robots for decommissioning
Rosatom’s fuel company Tvel said on 2 June that Russia’s Presidential Council for Science and Education will consider Tvel’s plans to create robots for decommissioning nuclear...
Cleaning robot developed for Finland’s Loviisa NPP
An inspection and cleaning robot developed by Finnish Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (JAMK) and Fortum is facilitating work at Fortum’s Loviisa NPP, Fortum said on 25 May....
Belgian scientists develop drones for radiation monitoring
Belgian aeronautical firm Sabca and Belgian nuclear research centre SCK CEN, have developed a technology that enables drones to carry out radiological measurements. The drones will...
Russia develops robotic arm to help repair NPP steam generators
The R&D Workshop ASK of Uralatomenergoremont (a subdivision of the branch of Atomenergoremont, specialising in the manufacture of robotic systems) has created a unique robotic arm...
Framatome achieves milestone in developing robotic-assisted handling system for decommissioning
France’s Framatome on 18 May announced completion of a key milestone in the development of a robotic-assisted handling system to support decommissioning and waste management for...
Leningrad NPP uses unique robot to repair used fuel pool
Leningrad NPP said on 14 May that for the first time it had used a robotic system that has no analogues anywhere in the world to diagnose and repair the lining of the walls and the...
UK and Japan to collaborate on new technologies for decommissioning and fusion
The UK and Japan have signed a £12 million ($16.3m) research and technology deployment collaboration to help automate nuclear decommissioning and aspects of fusion energy production.
Russian robot helps to dismantle graphite reactors
Russia’s Special Design and Technological Bureau of Applied Robotics (SKTB PR) at the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Technopolis Moscow has developed a mobile robotic complex for...
CNNC develops narrow-gap argon arc welding equipment
After two years of work, China has developed narrow-gap argon arc welding equipment for welding the main pipelines of nuclear power plants, China National Nuclear Corporation announced.
