Operational experience feedback in JET Remote Handling

After a presentation of the context of this study, this paper summarises some of the main lessons learned by the JET RH team during the development and operation of their RH equipment. Starting from the JET example, the paper then gives ITER some references for the identification of areas of improvement and for evaluation of the amount of work and manpower costs that are really needed for a complete RH system to become fully operational and reliable.