In a First, Savannah River Site to Use Drones for Waste Tank Inspections
September 17, 2024
September 17, 2024
AIKEN, South Carolina, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is deploying drones for the first time to perform internal inspections of radioactive liquid waste tanks at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Until now, the SRS Liquid Waste program had used wall-crawling robots that cling to the tank walls using magnets. These drones provide th . . .
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is deploying drones for the first time to perform internal inspections of radioactive liquid waste tanks at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Until now, the SRS Liquid Waste program had used wall-crawling robots that cling to the tank walls using magnets. These drones provide th . . .