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A rod-handling system for a hot cell in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Irradiated Fuels Examination Laboratory (IFEL) needed to be replaced after about a decade of use. The statement of work required a platform to be custom-designed for examining full-length fuel rods in the hot cell. The requirements called for two components: An in-cell machine for the handling of the fuel rod and an out-of-cell equipment rack containing the electronic controls and computer systems.

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