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Fukushima Daiichi workers use ‘smart glasses’

Sept. 20, 2020

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has started using wearable electronic glasses to analyze water in and around the plant.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, analyzes the concentration of radioactive substances and water quality and releases the data on a daily basis.

The “smart glasses” display information, such as work procedures and analytical graphs, on the liquid crystal screen.

When a QR code is scanned with the small camera, sampling locations and information on the person in charge are automatically recorded. Workers can also input the date and time by using their voices.

The data entry work has previously been carried out by hand with check sheets. TEPCO says the new glasses have made it possible for 30 of about 140 workers to be given other tasks. The utility says it plans to assign the 30 workers to analyze fuel debris.

A TEPCO official in charge of decommissioning the damaged reactors says it requires a lot of effort to input a huge amount of data by hand and there have been some errors, but the glasses should improve accuracy and productivity.

The official also says the company wants to accelerate the decommissioning process by helping employees to work more efficiently.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200920_17/

September 24, 2020 - Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2020 | Fukushima Daiichi, Smart glasses, Workers