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Tour and Demonstration of the Pit Viper Cold Test Facility On Thursday,
May 17, 2001, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Robotics Crosscutting
Program staff hosted a tour of the Pit Viper cold test facility for the
Hanford Site Technology Coordination Group (STCG) Management Council.
Representatives from the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Environmental
Protection Agency, Oregon Office of Energy, City of Richland, Nez Perce
Tribe, CHG, DOE Office of River Protection, Tanks Focus Area, and PNNL.
A project overview was given, followed by a tour of the control trailer
and remote compact console, a walking tour of the pit prop, and demonstration
of several live debris removal and tool acquisition tasks. Below are photographs
of some of the tour participants in the pit prop area, and the Viper robot
performing a pick and place task.
The Product
Line Manager for the Tank Waste Retrieval Pit Viper activity is Barry
Burks, 865-671-1434; blburks@providence-group.com. The PNNL contact for
Pit Viper activity is Sharon Bailey, 509-375-2243; sharon.bailey@pnl.gov. |
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