OUT OF MIND
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Latest topics
» Is it possible to apply positive + in favor Newton III Motion Law as a dynamic system in a motor engine
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptySat Mar 23, 2024 11:33 pm by globalturbo

» Meta 1 Coin Scam Update - Robert Dunlop Arrested
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptySat Mar 23, 2024 12:14 am by RamblerNash

» As We Navigate Debs Passing
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Jan 08, 2024 6:18 pm by Ponee

» 10/7 — Much More Dangerous & Diabolical Than Anyone Knows
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyThu Nov 02, 2023 8:30 pm by KennyL

» Sundays and Deb.....
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptySun Oct 01, 2023 9:11 pm by NanneeRose

» African Official Exposes Bill Gates’ Depopulation Agenda: ‘My Country Is Not Your Laboratory’
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyThu Sep 21, 2023 4:39 am by NanneeRose

» DEBS HEALTH
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptySun Sep 03, 2023 10:23 am by ANENRO

» Attorney Reveals the “Exculpatory” Evidence Jack Smith Possesses that Exonerates President Trump
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyTue Aug 29, 2023 10:48 am by ANENRO

» Update From Site Owner to Members & Guests
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyTue Aug 29, 2023 10:47 am by ANENRO

» New global internet censorship began today
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 21, 2023 9:25 am by NanneeRose

» Alienated from reality
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 4:29 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Why does Russia now believe that Covid-19 was a US-created bioweapon?
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 4:27 pm by PurpleSkyz

»  Man reports history of interaction with seemingly intelligent orbs
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:34 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Western reactions to the controversial Benin Bronzes
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:29 pm by PurpleSkyz

» India unveils first images from Moon mission
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:27 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Scientists achieve nuclear fusion net energy gain for second time
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:25 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Putin Signals 5G Ban
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:07 pm by PurpleSkyz

» “Texas Student Dies in Car Accident — Discovers Life after Death”
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:05 pm by PurpleSkyz

» The hidden history taught by secret societies
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:03 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Vaccines and SIDS (Crib Death)
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 3:00 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Sun blasts out highest-energy radiation ever recorded, raising questions for solar physics
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptyMon Aug 07, 2023 2:29 pm by PurpleSkyz

» Why you should be eating more porcini mushrooms
New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima EmptySun Aug 06, 2023 10:38 am by PurpleSkyz


You are not connected. Please login or register

New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima

Go down  Message [Page 1 of 1]

PurpleSkyz

PurpleSkyz
Admin

New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima Radiation-Nuclear-Symbol-Chalkboard1


New robot set to explore toxic depths of Fukushima


One of the great difficulties facing the clean-up crew at the Fukushima site is locating the missing nuclear reactor fuel. Radiation levels at the power plant are too high for human investigation, and efforts to send robot probes into the nuclear reactors have proven fruitless. Consequently, researchers are now developing a new and improved robot that can withstand the harsh environment.
The robot was designed by the Universities of Tokyo and Tsukuba, and the International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning. The remotely controlled robot is equipped with 360-degree cameras and lasers that paint a three-dimensional image of its surrounding environment. Plant operators at TEPCO hope to use the robot to find out how much wreckage inside the plant needs to be disposed before officials can begin decontaminating the site.(1)


scientists are in the dark about the total amount of damage inside the reactors. Hopefully, the cameras mounted on top of the robot will be able to shed light on the void. “We’ve expanded the field of vision, so it should give the workers operating the robot a bird’s-eye view of what they’re doing,” an unidentified official told Japan’s Mainichi newspaper.(1)
A black hole of no return
The Fukushima Daiichi power plant is like a black hole: Anyone or anything that dares to step past its horizon is guaranteed a one-way trip to oblivion. Before the Fukushima site was a black hole, it was equivalent to a star that continuously pumped out energy. The star collapsed to its core in 2011, after a massive tsunami caused a complete meltdown of three nuclear reactors. Radiation continues to seep through the decay of the colossal wreck.
Efforts to investigate what lies inside the reactors have been futile. Back in April of 2015, for example, a robot died a mere three hours after being released inside a reactor building. It was the first robot to venture into the abyss since 2011, shortly following the disaster. After the engineers lost control of the robot, they tried to salvage it over the weekend. Despite much trial and error, TEPCO decided they would cut off the life support of the robot by severing its cables.(2)
TEPCO stated that launching the robot into the reactor was an unprecedented experiment used to gain crucial data necessary to decommission the reactors. Conserved estimates suggest that it will take 40 years to decontaminate the site, and cost tens of billions of dollars in the process.(1, 2)
New robot on the horizon to peer past Fukushima’s horizon
Efforts to peer inside the nuclear reactors aren’t bound to robots on the ground. A flying drone has been tested for use at the site. Nevertheless, it has yet to to be used inside some of the most damaged buildings.(1)
The ambition is that the new robot’s 360-degree cameras will enable scientists to have a clearer view of the wreckage inside the nuclear reactors. In addition, the lasers attached to the robot should allow it to calculate the precise location of the wreckage.(1)
In short, TEPCO is scrapping for radiation at the bottom of the Fukushima barrel. All other attempts to stare into the abyss have been met with silence. Whether the new robot will meet the fate of its fallen robot brethren is anyone’s guess.
Sources include:
(1) BBC.com
(2) IBTimes.co.uk


Thanks to: http://glitch.news



  

Back to top  Message [Page 1 of 1]

Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum