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by ameesdotme 3254 days ago
I'm interested in how this robot "survived" the radiation levels that many previous robots did not [1]. I know little to nothing about radiation hardening, but this seems like an almost impossible task, considering it being exposed to more than 530 sieverts per hour [2], which is the highest radiation level ever recorded.

[1] http://gizmodo.com/excessive-radiation-inside-fukushima-frie...

[2] https://www.sciencealert.com/radiation-levels-in-the-fukushi...

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Water absorbs radiation really well. https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/