710572Development of a conceptual robotic device for the measurement of internal stresses in hazardous or limited access environments.ClosedGRD Proof of ConceptInnovate UKPlant life extension is currently a common goal for most engineering sectors worldwide due to limited resources, time and money, and more recently social and environmental barriers. Structural integrity is a key aspect of life extension programmes and the ability to measure the internal stress state of aged components will make a significant and profound difference to assessing their potential for life extension. However for some plants, the extreme/aggressive and restricted access environments that would be experienced by the equipment or personnel when trying to carry out the measurements currently prohibits such important work, e.g. for irradiated nuclear reactor components. VEQTER is a world leading company providing internal stress measurement services to all engineering sectors worldwide. VEQTER’s project will start to address this issue by creating and then testing a proof of concept, remotely operated, robotic machine to measure the through-thickness internal stresses within metallic components in hazardous or limited access environments. No other capability like this currently exists and so this project will push the boundaries of current leading-edge science.