ROV DE INSPEÇÃO: Equipamento de inspeção visual em reatores nucleares

Abstract

This paper deals with the development of a submersible robot (ROV) that can be used for inspection or identification of problems in submerged equipment and / or pipelines. However, the focus of this paper is the visual inspection of submerged nuclear reactors. Such an approach is necessary because of the fact that robots today are responsible for various tasks. Robots responsible for inspections, although not new, are highly specialized equipment. The development of a submersible robot that can adapt to various environments, and at low cost, would be a plus in this growing niche. This intent will be achieved by researching concepts such as density, buoyancy, ROV, direct current motors, control systems, terms such as radiation and radioactivity and its interactions with electronic components. Also observed were the parameters defined by norm NBR-16244 which was used as the basis for visual inspection. This all combined with the use of programs such as Solidworks® for project modeling and hydrostatic simulation. A shielding so that the submersible can access sites with ionizing radiation was theorized from a radiation source, and simulations with different parameters were performed.