HORIZON 2020 - Autonomous Nuclear Waste Handling with RoMaNs

The three-year 'Robotic Manipulation for Nuclear Sort and Segregation' (RoMaNs) project will receive a total of €6.4 million through Horizon 2020. It aims to develop an autonomous robotics system for nuclear waste handling. This will avoide environmental hazards and dangerous working conditions.

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Energy ICT Research & Innovation Innovation Secure, clean and efficient energy EU countries Robotics

date: 02/03/2015

Project: Robotic Manipulation for Nuclear Sort an...

acronym: RoMaNs

Project coordinator: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

See also: CORDIS

H2020 project RoMaNs has already made the headlines with this article in the World Nuclear News magazine. It has a considerate potential societal impact protecting workers in the nuclear industry from radioactive exposure as well as cleaning up the environment.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Funding-for-waste-handling-robotics-development-2502154.html