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FBaggins

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32. The electronics are workin fine

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #26)

Mon Apr 13, 2015, 11:28 AM

Apr 2015

The design for these robots limted the amount of electronics, but the ones that are there (digital camera, communication, radiation/temperature sensors, etc) are reportedly still working fine.

There's no way to know for certain, but this appears to be a simple case of a remote-controlled vehicle getting its cable stuck, or driving somewhere that it couldn't back out of. They've been pulling on the cable and it won't budge...which obviously isn't a common radiation impact.

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Robot enters Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 containment vessel [View all] FBaggins Apr 2015 OP

Finally RobertEarl Apr 2015 #1

I had to clean some of it off the windows and cars over past couple days- snooper2 Apr 2015 #2

You too? zappaman Apr 2015 #3

Don't eat the yellow snow RobertEarl Apr 2015 #4

If the snow is yellow, it aint from radiation NickB79 Apr 2015 #7

Glad you brought that up RobertEarl Apr 2015 #10

Really? FBaggins Apr 2015 #5

My estimate? RobertEarl Apr 2015 #6

That's not an answer FBaggins Apr 2015 #8

You think corium came out in that hydrogen explosion? nt Bonobo Apr 2015 #9

What I think RobertEarl Apr 2015 #11

Care to try again? FBaggins Apr 2015 #13

No, you didn't. Yes, you did. FBaggins! RobertEarl Apr 2015 #15

You actually think electrolysis = "water splits into hydrogen and oxygen when it gets hot"? FBaggins Apr 2015 #16

Why yes water does split into hydrogen and oxygen RobertEarl Apr 2015 #18

Most likely a zirconium fire quaker bill Apr 2015 #19

Yes, thanks RobertEarl Apr 2015 #20

Nope. Not from heat it doesn't. FBaggins Apr 2015 #21

That sure is ugly RobertEarl Apr 2015 #22

The precise mechanism is barely relevant quaker bill Apr 2015 #23

Thanks for that info, QB RobertEarl Apr 2015 #25

The energy (radiation) moves at the speed of light quaker bill Apr 2015 #29

Actually... it's entirely relevant. FBaggins Apr 2015 #31

More so than you realize. But it's also hilarious. FBaggins Apr 2015 #30

The technology that will be developed to deal with this obxhead Apr 2015 #12

I have a feeling.. RobertEarl Apr 2015 #28

''However, the robot stopped functioning before completing the day's planned inspection.'' Octafish Apr 2015 #14

Tepco doesn't know why... so what's your theory? FBaggins Apr 2015 #17

Poor Design? Ask TEPCO. Octafish Apr 2015 #24

You've obviously been reading too many of RobertEarl's imaginings FBaggins Apr 2015 #33

Also worth noting that "choked" is a stretch. FBaggins Apr 2015 #34

They tried Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #26

The electronics are workin fine FBaggins Apr 2015 #32

I wish my grandfather were still alive davidpdx Apr 2015 #27