Tingling at the camp.

Hello! This is Riku.

Today, we are back from the summer camp of the Dengiken, of which we are a part! We had a very productive three days, visiting schools that were damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and playing with junior students at Hawaiians.

"3D printer"!!!!

At the Naraha Remote Technology Development Center, research is being conducted to solve the problems faced by various nuclear reactors.For example, since the reactor is filled with a large amount of water, fuel debris (molten fuel that has cooled and hardened; contains radioactive materials) in the water can be remotely controlled by a small submarine-like device. It contains radioactive materials. It is also the subject of a robot contest for the creation of decommissioned nuclear reactors.) The research includes extracting the fuel debris from the water by remote control with a small submarine.We had the opportunity to experience remote control of a small submarine there.

Through such experiences, I thought to myself, "If it were me, could I use a 3D printer to solve problems such as fuel debris recovery?" I thought about it.

"If you make it with optical fabrication, it doesn't take long to fabricate, so you can print it in that space...! Ah, but the processing is different from ordinary thermal lamination, so you'll difficult to deal with it..."

It was a very meaningful experience for me.

We encourage everyone to consider solutions to everyday problems as well as environmental issues surrounding the world.

Naraha Remote Technology Development Center

Decommissioning Robot Contest

Riku