Equipment Layout Improvement for Large-Scale Hot Cell Facility Logistics. (19th October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yu, Seungnam; Lim, Jaehoon; Im, Hunsuk; Lee, Hyojik
• Other Names: Sborchia Carlo Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Science and technology of nuclear installations. Volume 2017(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-10-19
• Subjects: Nuclear engineering -- Periodicals; Nuclear facilities -- Periodicals; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear facilities; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 621.48
• DOI: 10.1155/2017/4585120
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-6075

Abstract

Abstract : This study presents approaches to equipment layout improvement for a large-scale hot cell facility. First, the original facility layout and target process are introduced, including the basic information and specifications. Second, the flow of process materials is analyzed and the relationships are evaluated in detail using a "from-to chart" and a "relationship chart" for the original layout, and the logistics are simulated using the selected discrete event simulator to calculate the traveling distances of process materials handled by teleoperated material handling systems. Third, the original layout is modified using the total closeness rating (TCR), and the efficiency and usage of the material handling system are calculated and compared with the original case to evaluate the efficiency improvement of the modified layout. This modification process, which included load reduction, enabled those aspects of the material handling system that would need to be changed to be identified; these changes were suggested by a quantitative analysis of the logistics between each pair of stations and intuitive rearrangement based on charts and figures. These approaches could be an initial step in the large-scale hot cell design process, with future work to follow.