New Pic of Reactor 4

[Olmstein]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/61424000/jpg/_61424742_015252213-1.jpg

Looks pretty messed up. Do they have people working up there, or is that a remotely controlled vehicle?

[gunDriller]

Looks pretty messed up. Do they have people working up there, or is that a remotely controlled vehicle?

both.

they are using robots (which are normal to have remote control), and human workers.

but a lot of the human workers have passed their max. radiation dosage for the year and are on "radiation furlough" or whatever they call it.

[Horn]

Is that a giant life boat I see on the side?

I think even remote control would not work for very long in that environment.

[beefsteak]

Horn,
perhaps the remote control cranes were hardened in some way. The first one was shipped to Fukushima as a gift of the Russians as I recall. Could be wrong about that sourced 1st remote control crane.

If by "giant lifeboat" you are referring to that yellow circular shaped item, that is the dome of Reactor 4 itself.


beefsteak