A vehicle that can be driven in radioactively contaminated areas

A vehicle that can be driven in radioactively contaminated areas has been shown to media.The nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance vehicle was unveiled on Wednesday at a Ground Self-Defense Force post in Saitama City, north of Tokyo.SDF officials say the vehicle has highly airtight armor and an air cleaning device, and can also be used in areas contaminated by toxic gases and bacteria.The vehicle's operator can use its sensor to detect outside radiation and get data on toxic gases and bacteria.Unlike such vehicles used for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident, the new one can send out collected data immediately, allowing the SDF to assess situations quickly and draw up decontamination plans.The vehicle is expected to cost about 9 million dollars. Three have been deployed.The GSDF says it plans to deploy dozens of the vehicles around the country.