Six years after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, a cleanup Robot deep fried due to high radiation levels
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster happened after a tsunami following the Tōhoku earthquake on 11 March 2011. Immediately after the earthquake, the tsunami destroyed the emergency generators that would have provided power to cool the reactors. The insufficient cooling led to three nuclear meltdowns, hydrogen-air chemical explosions, and the release of radioactive material in Units 1, 2 and 3 from 12 March to 15 March. Loss of cooling also caused the pool for storing spent fuel from Reactor 4 to overheat on 15 March due to the decay heat from the fuel rods. This incident happened six years ago and the Japanese scientists are still trying to clear up the mess.
When they introduced a remotely controlled cleanup robot to drain the nuclear plant, they found that even after six years the radiation levels in Fukushima remained so high that the cleanup robot was deep fried. Eventually the scientists had to aport the entire cleanup mission.
Even after 6 Years Extreme Radiation Levels Inside Fukushima Deep Fry A Cleanup Robot >> TechWorm
