JAEA robotics emergency response to FUKUSHIMA-DAIICHI accident; Summary and lessons learned

Kawatsuma, Shinji; Okada, Takashi; Fukushima, Mineo

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Japan Atomic Energy Agency developed Nuclear Disaster Response Robotics in 2001 after JCO criticality accidents occurred. It is very sorry that Nuclear Disaster Response Robotics could not work when the Fukushima-Daiichi accident occurred by a big earthquake and a huge Tsunami on March 11th 2011. According to the situation and condition of the Fukushima-Daiichi accident, JAEA has modified above mentioned Nuclear Disaster Response Robotics and prepared supporting equipments like as Robotics Control vehicles. JAEA has provided Robotics and Robotics Control vehicle to TEPCO and is continuously supporting TEPCO for plant restoration. This paper summarize JAEA ROBOTICS Emergency Response to Fukushima-Daiichi accident and describe lessons learned.