NEST Advanced remote technology and robotics for decommissioning (ARTERD)
Ongoing
@JAEA/CLADS

The NEST ARTERD Project, led by JAEA/CLADS and the University of Tokyo, has been dedicated to advanced remote technology for decommissioning under intense gamma-ray radiation environments (e.g. robotics, virtual reality).

The NEST ARTERD Project also addresses other technologies such as radiation hardness and smartness, radiation imaging, advanced radiation measurement and remote spectroscopic analysis, in order to grasp working environments of decommissioning.

The NEST ARTERD Project has accepted foreign young researchers (graduate students, research students of graduate school, postdocs or young professionals) as research fellows (the NEST Fellows) to Japanese organisations in order to provide them with state-of-the-art science and technologies through research activities. In addition, the NEST ARTERD Project invites young Japanese researchers to become NEST Fellows and conduct their research in oversea partner organisations.

Background

The decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is currently one of the most challenging issues. To address this challenge and ensure successful decommissioning operations in intense γ-ray irradiation environments, relying on advanced remote technology is crucial.

The University of Tokyo has taken the lead in this area, and CLADS/JAEA has functioned as the international base of research development and human resource development for collecting information and experience from around the world. In co-operation with the University of Tokyo, CLADS/JAEA has joined the NEST framework to contribute to the NEST activities with international human resource development.

Objectives

The NEST ARTERD Project aims to develop a closer relationship with present partners in order to establish a strong and wide educational network. The exchange of young researchers between Japanese organisations and oversea partners can help its development.

Leading organisations

  • JAEA/CLADS, Japan
  • University of Tokyo, Japan

Participating organisations 

  • McMaster University, Canada
  • Technical University of Munich, Germany
  • Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy
  • Nuclear Installations Management (SOGIN), Italy
  • Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea
  • The University of Tennessee, United States
  • The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • The University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Fellows

2018

  • Andrew T Walker, McMaster University, Canada
  • Joshua Racette, McMaster University, Canada
  • Agus Nur Rachman, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Zhihong Zhong, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Jake J Hecla, University of California Berkeley, United States
  • Matthew R Marshall, University of California Berkeley, United States
  • James McNeil, University of Tenessee, United States
  • Micah Folsom, University of Tenessee, United States

2019

  • Thomas Frederick Wright, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Inmo Jang, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Rodosthenis Charalampous, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Stella Marie Arlette Adrienne Tournier, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • David Andrew Megson-Smith, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

2022

  • Danilo Casagrande, ENEA, Italy
  • Salvatore Almaviva, ENEA, Italy
  • Ren Komatsu, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Tong Chen, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Hanlin Liu, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Paul Dominick, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Xueliang Chang, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Zhengyi Jiang, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Naser Burahmah, University of Tennessee, United States

The short presentation of the NEST Fellows can be found here.