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.
Tags
- Los Alamos
Developed by
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)