Preparations for the fully remote exchange of JET divertor modules

Author

Rolfe, A.C. ; Altmann, H. ; Brown, P. ; Carter, P. ; Cusack, R. ; Edwards, P. ; Gaberscik, A. ; Galbiati, L. ; Haist, B. ; Hurd, F. ; Irving, M. ; Locke, D. ; Horn, R. ; Loving, A. ; Martin, P. ; Mills, S. ; Minchin, R. ; Palmer, J. ; Preece, G. ; Sanders

Author_Institution

JET Joint Undertaking, Abingdon, UK

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

6-10 Oct 1997

Firstpage

953

Abstract

At the beginning of 1998 it is planned to replace all 144 JET MK II divertor carrier modules with new modules. This exchange operation will be performed entirely remotely by means of the JET Mascot servo-manipulator transported inside the torus on the articulated boom. The Mascot will deploy specially designed tooling to handle modules to and from their torus location and will transport them to and from a separate transfer system interfacing between the inside and outside of the torus. This paper describes the preparations being made for this first fully remote handling shutdown for JET

Keywords

fusion reactor design; fusion reactor operation; manipulators; materials handling; nuclear reactor maintenance; servomechanisms; telerobotics; JET divertor modules; Joint European Torus; MK II divertor carrier modules; Mascot servomanipulator; articulated boom; fully remote exchange; fusion reactors; reactor maintenance; remote handling shutdown; transfer system; Arm; Manuals; Neutrons; Personnel; Protection; Remote handling; Remote handling equipment; Tiles; Vacuum technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1997. 17th IEEE/NPSS Symposium

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4226-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1997.687782

Filename

687782