Run function confirmation of the quadrupedal robots in JAEA facilities targeted for act on special measures concerning nuclear emergency preparedness

Watanabe, Kaho; Nishiyama, Yutaka; Imahashi, Masaki; Taguchi, Yuji; Iitsuka, Yoshinobu; Ouchi, Takuya; Inoue, Shuichi ; Kozawa, Takayuki; Nemoto, Takahiro; Sugaya, Takashi; Shimizu, Shunji ; Nakamura, Yoshihide; Ogawa, Takahiro; Nonoue, Kazuki; Odo, Yuto

There is an emergency response team against 7 nuclear facilities (JRR-3 in Nuclear Science Research Institute, Tokai Reprocessing Plant (TRP) in Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories, JMTR, HTTR and Joyo in Oarai Research and Development Institute, Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Monju, Fugen Decommissioning Engineering Center) accidents of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). The team is in Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development (NARREC). On site surveys which are about the situations and the access entering route of the 7 site emergencies were conducted by the team in 2021. And the results of the surveys made the team get two Spot (quadrupedal robots) in 2022. This is because the team thought using Spot gave operators the less exposure than using crawler robots which had been belonged to the team. After that it was confirmed that the Spot have the ability to respond to the emergency on the route of each facility in 2023. This report shows the results of the Spot's run function (= shooting videos, running oversteps, running up and down stairs, and so on) confirmation about 6 facilities (JRR-3, JMTR, HTTR, Joyo, Monju and Fugen).