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Canada looks to robotic solutions
Canada’s SNC-Lavalin and Kinova have signed a two-year collaboration agreement to deploy robotic solutions in the nuclear sector.
Russia develops robot linked with virtual reality for high radiation environments
Avtomatika Concern, an affiliate of the Russian state-run corporation Rostec, has developed the Gipnoz (Hypnosis) robotic equipment control system to perform extreme tasks in...
Czech scientists to develop a drone for radiation monitoring
Scientists from the Czech Technical University in Prague are planning to develop a drone for radiation monitoring.
Ansaldo Nuclear uses robot in decommissioning Italy's Caorso nuclear plant
Ansaldo Nuclear has supplied a bespoke robot to extract and recover 2000 drums of radioactive waste from difficult-to-access locations at the Caorso nuclear power plant, now...
New UK facility for robotics
A new facility to accelerate the use of robotics in the UK nuclear power industry was announced on 5 November, for both decommissioning and new builds.
Veolia moves into the Canadian market
France-based Veolia announced on 15 June that its Nuclear Solutions entity, through its subsidiary Kurion (Canada) has been selected to design, fabricate, and commission a major...
USA and UK collaborate on robots
The US Office of Environmental Management and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency (UKAEA) have agreed to collaborate further to develop and apply robotics to nuclear...
Another robot to enter Fukushima
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is planning to send a new PMORPH robot into unit 2 of the damaged Fukushima nucleear plant on 14-17 March to explore the basement area of the...
Remote technology centre opens in Fukushima
A new centre for the development and testing of remote-controlled equipment for use in decommissioning the damaged Fukushima Daiichi NPP was opened on 30 March. The Japan Atomic...
Russia to use new remote monitoring technology at Kalinin NPP
A new technology for reactor core diagnostics, which uses neutrinos as a detection agent, will be used for the first time in Russia at unit 4 of the Kalinin NPP, according to...
Spanish drone detects radiation
Spain’s Escuadrone claims to have developed the world's first drone, equipped with a system for detecting radioactivity, that can be used in the management of nuclear-related...
AREVA delivers radiation-mapping robot to CEA
AREVA has delivered the first of a new generation of radiation mapping robots to the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA).
UK nuclear sector to benefit from new remote handling facility
Both fusion research and UK nuclear industry are set to benefit from a new remote applications facility planned to start operation in 2016 at the Culham the Centre of Fusion Energy...
Dounreay shaft contract for Oxford Technologies
Remote handling company, Oxford Technologies Ltd has been awarded a £4.3 million ($7 million) contract by Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) to design, build, install and commission...
