One of the North East’s leading independent engineering companies – Red Marine – has successfully transferred its world class offshore engineering expertise to develop an innovative remotely operated vehicle concept for the nuclear decommissioning sector. Named the STOBOT – after its creator Mark Stobo, a Senior Engineer at Red Marine – the unique submersible vehicle will be developed to remove sludge, residuals and debris from storage ponds at nuclear power stations. The company is confident that its innovative solution will offer a step change in productivity when decommissioning nuclear waste storage facilities such as the B29 and B30 ponds at Sellafield.
Materials Handling World 3rd May 2016 read more »