APPA (Automated Plutonium Part Abrasion)

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Overview
A robotic arm inside a glovebox at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Plutonium Facility designed to remove surface impurities from special nuclear material components. It uses a wire-brush on a robot arm to clean the material - this was originally carried out manually inside the glovebox.
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  • Los Alamos

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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
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Ian Seed
Author: Ian Seed
Created: 2026-02-27 Modified: 2026-02-27
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