Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ Melted Uranium Fuel

Re:Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ ... by eberkund on Sunday November 19, 2017 @02:48PM (#15735559)

I think that is easier said than done, the temperatures are in the several thousands of degrees here.

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Re:Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ ... by askvictor on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:23PM (#15735739)

And radioactive. Which changes the atoms if which your containment material is made of. Which makes things much, much more difficult.

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Re:Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ ... by IshKebab on Sunday November 19, 2017 @02:52PM (#15735571)

Clay would hold that wouldn't it?

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Re:Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ ... by Neil44 on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:47PM (#15735848)

Depends, most types of ceramic are molten by 1300-1400 centigrade

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Re:Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ ... by faceplanted on Sunday November 19, 2017 @04:05PM (#15735932)

These catchers exist, they use a ceramic-concrete mixture with a massive melting temperature.

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