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Snake machine nosing in nuclear power plant
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Snake machine nosing in nuclear power plant

Snake-shaped robots can perform difficult or dangerous tasks for humans such as checking radioactive concentrations in nuclear reactors or entering narrow spaces to save…

December 11, 2018
Radiation protection cement
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Radiation protection cement

Researchers including Do Quang Minh, Tran Thi Thu Thuy, Department of Silicat Materials, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology have studied the effect of barite on t…

December 11, 2018
Robots for nuclear power workers
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Robots for nuclear power workers

Tokyo-based Cyberdyne Technologies (Japan) on Nov. 7 has released a robot skeleton to support the travel of workers at nuclear power plants.

December 11, 2018
What Are Small Modular Reactors?
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What Are Small Modular Reactors?

Small modular reactors, or SMRs, are nuclear fission reactor designs intended to have lower electrical output per module than many traditional large reactors and to use…

December 11, 2018
Radioactive early warning device
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Radioactive early warning device

For the first time, researchers from the Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology successfully fabricated radioactive early warning devices with high sensitivity, qui…

December 11, 2018
'Air conditioning' absorbs goods in Japan
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'Air conditioning' absorbs goods in Japan

A type of shirt that doesn't seem very fashionable, bulging when worn because there are two fans inside, but it is very attractive to customers in Japan because it helps…

December 11, 2018
What weapons are stirring up the Arctic?
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What weapons are stirring up the Arctic?

Arctic is considered to be a place of rich natural resources. Therefore, the race to the North Pole is attracting more and more special guests.

December 11, 2018
Should nuclear energy be used?
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Should nuclear energy be used?

Since Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was badly damaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, you must have gained a little more knowled…

December 11, 2018
China develops radioactive detection robot
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China develops radioactive detection robot

In the context of growing concern about the nuclear crisis following the February 11 earthquake, Chinese scientists have invented a robot capable of detecting radioactiv…

December 11, 2018