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December 10, 2013

Decommissioning of nuclear installations: world first for the robot CHARLI
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 10, 2013
With the aid of a new robot, called CHARLI*, AREVA carried out innovative laser cutting operations in the reactor vessel of the Superphenix fast neutron reactor in Creys-Malville, France. It is the first time ever that both CHARLI and this type of laser cutting, performed in an environment for the extraction of sodium from a reactor, have been used. Work on the reactor, which is currently being dismantled, was carried out by AREVA for its customer, EDF. CHARLI is a small remote-operated vehi ... read more

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