Japan begins releasing treated Fukushima water into sea

TOKYO, Japan - Video taken on Aug. 24, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the plant into the ocean earlier in the day amid lingering concerns among local fishermen and some neighboring countries about the environmental impact.The water discharge is expected to last around 30 years or more.

XR technology aids smart manufacturing in China's Guangdong

STORY: XR technology aids smart manufacturing in China's Guangdong DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Extended Reality (XR) products 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN XUSHENG, Executive Vice President of Shenzhen AVIT Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province recently unveiled the list of 2022 provincial manufacturing champions. Among the awarded enterprises, several companies are using Extended Reality (XR) technology to improve industrial production processes. In a scenario where a vehicle breaks down in the wilderness and a mechanic is unable to arrive on-site promptly, remote assistance can be provided to the driver using VR equipment to transmit images for troubleshooting guidance. In addition to remote assistance, VR display technology has been used to replicate electrical control room environments for real-time inspections of power lines. SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN XUSHE

Japan, U.S. drill involving recapture of island

Japan, U.S. drill involving recapture of island

SAN DIEGO, United States - Photo using a fisheye lens shows the air control room of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Hyuga, a helicopter-carrying destroyer, in San Diego, California, on June 10, 2013. The vessel, in California to take part in a drill designed to practice recapturing control of remote islands, was shown to reporters.

Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a heavy machinery remote-control room at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013. Operations are under way to decommission the crippled plant following a nuclear crisis triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

Alien Autopsy (2006)

Alien Autopsy (2006)

Ant Mcpartlin, Declan Donnelly, Omid Djalili & Lee Oakes Characters: Gary Shoefield,Ray Santilli,Melik & Edgar Film: Alien Autopsy (UK/DE 2006) Director: Jonny Campbell 07 April 2006 Date: 07 April 2006