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fukushima
power plant update
radiation-resistant
workers recruited
Tmsuk Co’'s rescue robot T-53
Enryu image: TMSUK/KYODO
“Japanese robots designed for heavy lifting and
data collection have been prepared for deployment at
irradiated reactor buildings of the Fukushima No.1 nuclear
power station, where U.S.-made robots have already taken
radiation and temperature readings as well as visual
images at the crippled facility via remote control.
“At the request of the Ministry of Economy, Trade
and Industry, Tmsuk Co., a robot builder based in Munakata,
Fukuoka Prefecture, has put its rescue robot T-53 Enryu
(rescue dragon) on standby at a dedicated facility in
Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, about 170 km southwest
of the power plant in Fukushima Prefecture devastated
by the March 11 magnitude-9.0 quake and tsunami.”
plans
for mitigating the post-tsunami problems at fukushima
“Tepco has released more information about their
plan to stabilize the Fukushima reactors. Their table
of measures to be taken is hard to read, but the
schematic
of the plan is quite enlightening [...].
overview of major countermeasures
at Fukushima power station. Image: Tepco
Original
image.
“They are basically facing 4 problems, ensuring
long term cooling of the cores, ensure cooling of the
spent fuel pools, prevent release of radioactive material
and mitigate the consequences of the releases that will
continue for a while.”
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