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I'm inside one of the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, site of the worst nuclear disaster in history. It's pitch black, with only a flashlight to light my way. I glide over a metal catwalk, heading deeper into the reactor. But then, when I turn to walk down the stairs, I hit an obstruction.
At that moment, a loud buzzer, like something out of an old game show, blasts into my ears, breaking the whole illusion.
OK, so I'm not actually in the Unit 1 reactor at Fukushima –- the radiation level at its core is high enough that even minutes inside would be a death sentence. I'm in a virtual reality setup at the Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology, about a half-hour drive south of the Daiichi facility.
VR could be a solution for work in environments like Fukushima where humans dare not go.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 09 2019, @04:17PM
And that's why Googling doesn't replace experts that know things. Might as well start Googling around how to build a bridge or an electric 10 ton shovel.
Hint: Comparing Chernobyl to Fukushima is like comparing emissions from an open pit tire fire to a natural gas pipeline explosion. Sure, there is fire in both, but one kind of gives you bad aftertaste.