Remediation of lead sheathed installed telecommunications cables

A system, comprising:

• a remediation tool that is configured to move within an inner portion of lead sheathing for installed telecommunications cables and to remove material from at least one of the installed telecommunications cables or the lead sheathing, the remediation tool including:
• a first modular section, including:
• a first body portion;
• a microcontroller device disposed within the first body portion;
• a connector that extends from a rear portion of the first body portion and that is configured to connect with a compressed air hose that is configured to direct compressed air from an external compressed air source to an interior portion of the remediation tool via the connector;
• a transducer that is configured to convert motion from compressed air that is input via the connector into electrical power;
• a power regulation circuit that is configured to convert the electrical power that is output from the transducer into regulated electrical power;
• and
• an outlet that is disposed in the rear portion of the first body portion;
• a second modular section, including:
• a second body portion;
• and
• a material removal tool disposed within the second body portion, the material removal tool being configured to remove material from at least one of the inner portion of the lead sheathing or the lead sheathing itself;
• one or more sensors disposed on or in at least one of the first body portion or the second body portion;
• a propulsion system that is disposed on or in at least one of the first body portion or the second body portion and that is configured to provide motive force to propel the remediation tool in at least one of a forwards or a backwards direction within the inner portion of the lead sheathing for the installed telecommunications cables;
• and
• an interface for removably connecting the first modular section and the second modular section together.

A method, comprising:

• engaging, by a microcontroller device of a remediation tool, a propulsion system that is disposed on or in the remediation tool that has been positioned within an inner portion of lead sheathing for installed telecommunications cables, to cause the remediation tool to be propelled in at least one of a forwards or a backwards direction within the inner portion of the lead sheathing, the propulsion system and the microcontroller device being powered by compressed air that is converted into electrical power by a transducer and a power regulation circuit that are disposed within the remediation tool, the compressed air being directed toward the transducer from an external compressed air source via a compressed air hose and a connecter that extends from a rear portion of the remediation tool;
• engaging, by the microcontroller device, a material removal tool of the remediation tool, to remove material from at least one of the inner portion of the lead sheathing or the lead sheathing itself;
• and
• engaging, by the microcontroller device, an impeller of the remediation tool, to direct material that has been removed from the at least one of the inner portion of the lead sheathing or the lead sheathing itself toward and through an outlet that is disposed in a rear portion of the remediation tool to exit the remediation tool.