美国能源部正在寻求对其特殊核材料（SNM）生产设施进行现代化改造，同时减少辐射暴露、加工和附带产生的放射性废物。作为该项目的一部分，劳伦斯·利弗莫尔国家实验室（LLNL）领导团队正在开发商业机器人技术的通用和特定应用，并将其应用于SNM热化学处理和其他操作。密封处理手套箱内的工作龙门机器人和远程机器人控制试验台就是这种努力的体现。本文描述了在使加工、机器人和核安全技术适应应用方面的发展挑战和进展。

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS SEEKING TO MODERNIZE ITS SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL (SNM) PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND CONCURRENTLY REDUCE RADIATION EXPOSURES AND PROCESS AND INCIDENTAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE GENERATED. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY (LLNL) LEAD TEAM IS DEVELOPING AND ADAPTING GENERIC AND SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS OF COMMERCIAL ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES TO SNM PYROCHEMICAL PROCESSING AND OTHER OPERATIONS. A WORKING GANTRY ROBOT WITHIN A SEALED PROCESSING GLOVE BOX AND A TELEROBOT CONTROL TEST BED ARE MANIFESTATIONS OF THIS EFFORT. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS IN ADAPTING PROCESSING, ROBOTIC, AND NUCLEAR SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES TO THE APPLICATION.