Development of test methods for robots for nuclear emergency response; Tests for running capabilities for robots access into PCV

Kawabata, Kuniaki   ; Yamada, Taichi ; Ishiyama, Hiroki

This paper described proposals of test methods for the robots for nuclear emergency response that accesses into Primary Containment Vessel (PCV). Our motivation is to provide test environments for enhancing the improvement of the robots' performance and the operator proficiency for decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Developed test methods are designed for evaluating running capabilities of the robots for reconnaissance task in PCV. Practical example courses and testing procedure are also introduced.