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.