Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Japan’s Science Ministry reports that 8% of the country’s surface is contaminated. Surely, it’s possible, but really? The report looks thin but who knows. (ABCau – 8%)
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This is supposed to be a robot suit that’ll help clean up the Fukushima disaster. It’s supposed to lighten the load of the 132 pound nuclear suit and relieve pressure in general. But will it really? Supposedly so. There is video of people walking with the bottom portion of the outfit on, but really, all they do is walk. Surely it’s easier to walk without it. The weird thing is the company who makes this suit is called Cyberdyne, ironically the same as the evil company in Terminator! In case you didn’t notice, the suit is called HAL. The irony and fun of cleaning up a 30 year mess. (Atlanticwire – Hal)
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Why? To prove that the water is ok to drink. The irony is that the water was never intended for human consumption and it was gathered from pools inside the Fukushima Plant. It’s a publicity stunt to help the public insure that the water is clean and safe, but would a politician do this to “save face”? In Japan, yes. (Telegraph UK – Yasuhiro Sonoda)
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Fisherman who trawl for “stuff” at the bottom of the ocean found a bag containing $145,000 US worth of Yen. It was 11,000,000 Yen and it belongs to who knows… there was no info identifying the owner, who could have easily been swept out to see along with the money. If there are no rightful claims the fisherman keep the money. This brings up the honesty issue of some Japanese people. There is a question of how much doesn’t get reported. (Mainichi – Yen)
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That’s more than a billion dollars. “The amount will cover compensation for mental sufferings of victims as a result of evacuation and to pay for the losses incurred by small businesses following the nuclear disaster.” Is this even enough? A billion sounds like it’ll go down in a second. (Tokyotimes – Billion)
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