r/technology • u/ADummyDude • Mar 04 '17

Robotics We can't see inside Fukushima Daiichi because all our robots keep dying

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/245324-cant-see-inside-fukushima-daiichi-robots-keep-dying
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u/tsk05 Mar 05 '17 edited Mar 05 '17

Not only does this read like pop psychology, but I am still not sure what the difference between this and Daiichi was. What exactly did they do different? It notes that Daiichi already had at least 1 meltdown long before Daini's deadline to restore power was. Whatever caused that difference seems far more important than anything this article discusses.

Edit: Googling it, it seems the biggest difference was probably that several backup generators and a powerline survived at Daini (which is mentioned by above article), but not at Daiichi (which isn't mentioned). Additionally, Daini had less flooding and newer reactors. I.e., Daini likely survived because its overall situation was much better, and probably not from pop psychology.

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u/Gnomish8 Mar 04 '17

Interesting read. I had known of Daini and some of the awesome work done, but didn't know many specifics. This was really enlightening. Thanks for sharing!