ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND NUCLEAR WASTE HANDLING PROJECTS AT VARIOUS LABORATORIES ARE MAJOR ISSUES WHICH HAVE BECOME PRIORITY PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE U.S. DOE. IN THESE ACTIVITIES, THE DOE IS COMMITTED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 YEARS TO RE-PLANT RADIOACTIVE WASTES INTO NEWER STORAGE FACILITIES AND SITES FROM EXISTING ONES, MANY OF WHICH ARE IN THE STATE OF SERIOUS DETERIORATION. THE DOE ALSO IS COMMITTED TO RESTORE THE ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING THE EXISTING STORAGE FACILITIES AND SITES TO A SAFE STATE. ONE GROUP OF THE MECHANISMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THESE ACTIVITIES ARE MOBILE ROBOTS. DOE WILL BE FUNDING PROJECTS IN WHICH THEY WILL ADOPT AND/OR ADAPT EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES. THIS PAPER PRESENTS A SYNOPSIS OF THE STATUS OF EXISTING MOBILE ROBOTIC DEVICES THAT COULD BE EMPLOYED AT VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATIONS AND WASTE HANDLING PROJECTS. THIS PAPER ALSO PRESENT
| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
