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皇冠体育app 鈥楢vexis鈥� will help dislodge and clear waste from the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo.

It has been developed by Cumbrian firm Forth Engineering with support from the University of Manchester.

皇冠体育app company was launched in 2000 by former Sellafield apprentice Mark Telford.

皇冠体育app Maryport business is now a global specialist in remote tooling, deployment methods, and sensor systems.

Mr Telford said:

Having Sellafield on our doorstep gives a huge advantage.

It鈥檚 a testbed where we can develop unique skills and technologies.

皇冠体育app site needs innovative technology to undertake engineering tasks in harsh environments underwater.

Successfully deploying our technology at Sellafield means we can then transfer it to other industries like marine and oil and gas which are looking for similar products.

皇冠体育app Avexis is already generating interest from potential clients overseas.

皇冠体育app Magnox Swarf Storage Silo was built in the 1960s to store waste from the UK鈥檚 earliest nuclear reactors. It closed in 2000 and has now been prioritised for clean-up by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

Rebecca Weston, Strategy and Technical Director for Sellafield Ltd, said: 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Avexis is a great example of the supply chain helping us to reduce the UK鈥檚 nuclear hazard faster, cheaper and more safely.

鈥淎nd, on top of that, companies are developing products and skills that can be exported all over the world.鈥�

皇冠体育app Avexis offers the ability to 鈥榮ee鈥� inside the silo via cameras attached to its body.

It can also clear away small bits of waste clinging to the silo wall.

Its key feature is its size 鈥� it is small enough to fit through spaces of just 150mm space.

It is the first robot of its kind to go from concept to market within five years. At just 拢10,000 it is also the cheapest of its kind.