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Description
The Medicis isotope production process relies on a sequence of remote handling operations involving several different devices which have been integrated to work together. The handling sequence starts with the introduction of a new target in the Medicis facility for irradiation in Isolde and ends with the transfer of the collected isotopes into a fume cupboard in the Medicis laboratory area. The different handling devices making up the whole system include a monorail shuttle system, seven-axis robot, motorised shielding doors, a remotely operated isotope collection point, and a purpose-built shielded isotope transfer system.
The presentation will describe the sequence of operations and the elements making up the integrated handling system along with some of the remote handling design principles applied, development history and lessons learned.
