Nuclear Reactors Hit By Earthquake In Japan
Yes, the scale does not address release levels. It actually seems fairly vague in intent when you read it.
For example, nobody poured water over the slagged core in the Rx vessel at TMI-2 and then overflowed it via the containment into the surrounding environment. If that were the case, then I am sure the numerous times I drove by the site while visiting family in Hersey and Harrisburg would not have been possible.
"The TMI-2 Memorial Picnic Area".
For example, nobody poured water over the slagged core in the Rx vessel at TMI-2 and then overflowed it via the containment into the surrounding environment. If that were the case, then I am sure the numerous times I drove by the site while visiting family in Hersey and Harrisburg would not have been possible.
"The TMI-2 Memorial Picnic Area".
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From The Slate: Fukushima's Bio-RobotsSkipjack wrote:They still have not sent in any darn robots yet?
In Japan's nuclear cleanup, is human life cheaper than machines?
By William Saletan
http://www.slate.com/id/2290932/
Relevant quote: "A month into Japan's nuclear crisis, no robots have been put to work at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Instead, the plant's operator is relying on a cheaper, expendable resource: humans."
It's not really relevant to the Japanese situation, but read down to the bottom of the linked page to find what some people called humans during the Chernobyl clean-up.
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R. Peters
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No robot has yet the flexibility nor the ability to simultaneously handle all the different type of tasks that are required in such a clean up work.rjaypeters wrote:From The Slate: Fukushima's Bio-RobotsSkipjack wrote:They still have not sent in any darn robots yet?
In Japan's nuclear cleanup, is human life cheaper than machines?
By William Saletan
http://www.slate.com/id/2290932/
Relevant quote: "A month into Japan's nuclear crisis, no robots have been put to work at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Instead, the plant's operator is relying on a cheaper, expendable resource: humans."
It's not really relevant to the Japanese situation, but read down to the bottom of the linked page to find what some people called humans during the Chernobyl clean-up.
Unfortunately when the situation is not linear Humans are still the best solution we have for now.
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Perhaps when you write "robot" you mean "remotely operated equipment." Doesn't matter really. The point is money.
The U.S. military funds experiments into "real" robotics challenges for autonomous land navigation, cooperative warfare, etc.
Have there been any equivalent challenges for reactor clean-up?
The U.S. military funds experiments into "real" robotics challenges for autonomous land navigation, cooperative warfare, etc.
Have there been any equivalent challenges for reactor clean-up?
"Aqaba! By Land!" T. E. Lawrence
R. Peters
R. Peters
I have a better article on biorobots.rjaypeters wrote:From The Slate: Fukushima's Bio-RobotsSkipjack wrote:They still have not sent in any darn robots yet?
In Japan's nuclear cleanup, is human life cheaper than machines?
By William Saletan
http://www.slate.com/id/2290932/
Relevant quote: "A month into Japan's nuclear crisis, no robots have been put to work at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Instead, the plant's operator is relying on a cheaper, expendable resource: humans."
It's not really relevant to the Japanese situation, but read down to the bottom of the linked page to find what some people called humans during the Chernobyl clean-up.
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/201 ... japan.html
Also I have seen reports that Japan is having difficulty getting jumpers. The jumpers are willing to take 10 REM (double US allowance) but they need jumpers willing to take 25 REM to get significant work done.
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/201 ... uired.html
Look at the first link in this post to see how bad it is:
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/201 ... april.html
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