Survey on Remote Handling Logistics for Super-FRS. (11th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Amjad, Faraz; Weick, Helmut; Mattila, Jouni; Orona, Luis; Kozlova, Ekaterina; Winkler, Martin; Behr, Karl-Heinz; Karagiannis, Christos
• Is Part Of: International journal of advanced robotic systems. Volume 10:Number 10(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-10-11
• Subjects: Remote Handling (RH) -- Fragment Separator -- Systems Engineering (SE) -- Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) -- Logistics; Robotics -- Periodicals; Robotics; Periodicals; 629.892
• DOI: 10.5772/56848
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1729-8806

Abstract

Remote Handling (RH) systems are now frequently used to conduct inspections and maintenance in hazardous environments. New particle accelerator facilities present unique logistic challenges due to high radiation levels, a hazardous environment and heavy loads. The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) will deliver a beam of all ions up to uranium with intensities up to 1012 238 U ions/s, which will cause high levels of radiation during operation so human access is limited. This paper contains a survey on RH logistics for existing High Intensity Beam (HIB) facilities to determine state of the art RH practices and to draw a conclusion based on the analysis. The second part of this paper presents a detailed study of beam losses, the radiation environment, RH logistic challenges and some proposed solutions for Super-FRS. This paper will also suggest a Systems Engineering (SE) approach for developing Super-FRS RH logistics.