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    Toshiba Robot will inspect the interior of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in August

    • Last Update: 2022-11-18
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    Recently, Toshiba and the International Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning (IRID) have developed a robot that will enter the airtight shell of the Fukushima No.
    1 nuclear power plant in August this year to see the
    damage inside.

    The robot is 54 cm long, 9 cm wide and weighs about 5 kg
    .
    The robot is powered by wire and will carry two cameras, LED lighting sources, radiometers and thermometers
    .
    The robot can operate continuously for 10 hours
    in an environment with a radiation dose of 100 sieverts per hour.

    The robot will enter the closed shell of reactor No.
    2 at the Fukushima No.
    1 nuclear power plant to judge the extent of internal damage and locate
    the fallen object.
    Since the mission is very dangerous, it is inaccessible to humans
    .
    Japan plans to conduct a thorough investigation of the airtight shell in April 2016, so the robot mapping needs to be completed
    by that date.

    Before that, two robots had already entered reactor
    No.
    1 at the Fukushima No.
    1 nuclear power plant.
    Since the nuclear crisis triggered by the Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2011, these robots have managed to take first-hand photos
    .
    Neither robot was recovered
    due to radiation damage and technical problems.

     

    Recently, Toshiba and the International Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning (IRID) have developed a robot that will enter the airtight shell of the Fukushima No.
    1 nuclear power plant in August this year to see the
    damage inside.

    Fukushima No.
    1 Nuclear Power Plant

    The robot is 54 cm long, 9 cm wide and weighs about 5 kg
    .
    The robot is powered by wire and will carry two cameras, LED lighting sources, radiometers and thermometers
    .
    The robot can operate continuously for 10 hours
    in an environment with a radiation dose of 100 sieverts per hour.

    The robot will enter the closed shell of reactor No.
    2 at the Fukushima No.
    1 nuclear power plant to judge the extent of internal damage and locate
    the fallen object.
    Since the mission is very dangerous, it is inaccessible to humans
    .
    Japan plans to conduct a thorough investigation of the airtight shell in April 2016, so the robot mapping needs to be completed
    by that date.

    Before that, two robots had already entered reactor
    No.
    1 at the Fukushima No.
    1 nuclear power plant.
    Since the nuclear crisis triggered by the Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2011, these robots have managed to take first-hand photos
    .
    Neither robot was recovered
    due to radiation damage and technical problems.

     

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