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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could take a century

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A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could take a century

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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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A small robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes mission to retrieve for the first time a tiny amount of melted fuel debris from the bottom.
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    It could take a century

    Maybe we should chip in and buy a second robot.

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      Maybe we should chip in and buy a second robot.

      Hear me out: three robots.

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        With more than one, a union can be formed. So, no.

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      This is getting out of hand

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      It may take a century not because of robot costs, but because the materials haven’t decayed enough to store in a dry cask.

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