The Fukushima Robots

In March 2011, the Great East Japan earthquake caused a massive tsunami that disabled the cooling systems of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電所). Without proper cooling, the plant’s nuclear fuel melted down and several hydrogen explosions resulted. The plant’s owner TEPCO and the Japanese government have since committed billions of dollars to the site’s safe and efficient decommissioning. To minimize human safety risk, the company has developed and deployed a series of advanced, radiation-hardened robots to perform a variety of critical tasks. I have wanted to do this topic since the very start of this channel. In this video, let’s take a look at the Fukushima Robots. Links: - The Asianometry Newsletter: - Patreon: - The Podcast: - Twitter: https://twitter.c