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Robot wields mop in Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup |
June 12, 2014
In a marriage of low and high technology, a robot is using a mop to clean up Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.Operator Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) has modified a demolition robot and put it to work decontaminating the interior of the Unit 2 reactor building at the plant, which was crippled in the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011.The high radiation levels inside the reactor building, where nuclear fuel melted down, have impeded plans to decontaminate and decommission the facility, which is expected to take decades.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2362800/robot-wields-mop-in-fukushima-nuclear-plant-cleanup.html#tk.rss_all
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