Public Funding for Rovtech Solutions Limited

The in-pond harsh environment closed loop variable buoyancy lifting device relies on the Archimedes principle. Archimedes principle states that a body partially or completely immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. By changing the volume of displaced fluid, the device creates a variable lifting force. The novel application is to use a closed loop in which the inflation air is stored under pressure in a receiver. This compressed air inflates the variable displacement to provide lift. To submerge the air is transferred back into the receiver via a compressor and a series of control valves. The small observation class ROV systems currently being operated on the Sellafield site will be able to manoeuvre the suspended load. This can be most clearly demonstrated how historically during the era of canal transportation a horse could easily pull a fully laden 100 ton barge along a canal.

A fully integrated , remote decommissioning system designed to minimise direct human interface in the decommissioning of irradiated nuclear cells. The system will incorporate innovative radiological characterisation techniques, laser and video imaging, semi autonomous tools and end effectors for the mechanical dismantling, size reduction, sorting, decontamination and removal of low to high level radioactive plant and equipment. The Keyhole Remote Decommissioning System integrates existing technologies and innovative solutions into a ground-breaking new deployment concept. Once implemented this system will have the capability to be operated remotely from un-connected buildings via remote link. Successful deployment of the system will result in a process which is safer than all current decommissioning methods, removing all direct human intervention. The system will be faster than any other system available by opening up the ability to run multiple working zones and carry out different tasks concurrently. Keyhole Remote Decommissioning will provide a cost affective, modular solution to one of the biggest challenges in nuclear decommissioning; providing cost savings during the decommissioning process and downstream with dramatically reduced waste disposal costs.

Rovtech Solutions are happy to announce that we have gained Govt. funding through the Innovate UK voucher to support the security for the flow of information between ourselves and our primary clients, Sellafield Sites.