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Computerworld - The United States is sending specialized robots to Japan to help officials there get control of the ***ushima Daiichi nuclear power plants damaged in this month's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Dr. Peter Lyons, an acting assistant secretary for nuclear energy with the Department of Energy, told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the government is shipping radiation-hardened robots to assist the Japanese. He said the robots could begin to give Japanese and U.S officials readings on the environment inside the nuclear power plants that were badly damaged during the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that rocked the nation on March. 11.
The robots could be sent into areas that would be dangerous for humans to enter because of high radiation levels.
Lyons, speaking in front of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, did not specify how many robots are going, but did say they would arrive soon and are being sent at the request of the Japanese government.
"The government of Japan has been very, very interested in understanding the capabilities that could be brought to bear from this country," said Lyons. "We have provided that information. They have identified needs. We are moving expeditiously to ship not only the robots but also operators who perhaps will be used to train Japanese operators. We don't know yet how close the operators will need to be to the site."
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Computerworld - The United States is sending specialized robots to Japan to help officials there get control of the ***ushima Daiichi nuclear power plants damaged in this month's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Dr. Peter Lyons, an acting assistant secretary for nuclear energy with the Department of Energy, told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the government is shipping radiation-hardened robots to assist the Japanese. He said the robots could begin to give Japanese and U.S officials readings on the environment inside the nuclear power plants that were badly damaged during the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that rocked the nation on March. 11.
The robots could be sent into areas that would be dangerous for humans to enter because of high radiation levels.
Lyons, speaking in front of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, did not specify how many robots are going, but did say they would arrive soon and are being sent at the request of the Japanese government.
"The government of Japan has been very, very interested in understanding the capabilities that could be brought to bear from this country," said Lyons. "We have provided that information. They have identified needs. We are moving expeditiously to ship not only the robots but also operators who perhaps will be used to train Japanese operators. We don't know yet how close the operators will need to be to the site."
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