A little sad that it seemingly ended up being cannibalized at a Nevada test site, but I suppose that's better than being swallowed up in a Dirac sea while having its S² Engine installed.
A little sad that it seemingly ended up being cannibalized at a Nevada test site, but I suppose that's better than being swallowed up in a Dirac sea while having its S² Engine installed.
Cool as hell though nonetheless. Being behind a foot of leaded glass and sealed in that steel and lead cocoon would creep me out. I mean, what if the hydraulics failed and they were unable to get the hatch open?
For the nerd traveller, I highly recommend Experimental Breeder Reactor 1 in Arco, Idaho.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_I
In addition to the breeder reactor itself, outside in the parking lot are two remaining experimental nuclear aircraft engines that the robot was to service.
That's typically what a mecha is. https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/mecha
I'm on mobile and can't look up a better picture, but look for example at the classic tank part of getter robot
Strongly recommended.
It's a fast read. Well worth it, too.
Something like this would certainly be helpful at Fukashima, wouldn't it?
I am flabbergasted by the apparent lack of serious R&D put into solutions for contaminated sites like that.
The tour would get you close to the NERVA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NERVA) test stand and you could see the train tracks and the diesel switchers that would pull the reactor core in and out of the protective bunker dug into the hillside. Maybe if you looked closely, you might be able to find the chassis, assuming the arms were repurposed.
I hope the tours re-open after the pandemic!