Japan nuclear crisis to be resolved in nine months
April 17th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by ANITokyo, Apr 17 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on Sunday said that it expects to bring the crisis under control by the end of the year.
According to the BBC, TEPCO aims to reduce radiation leaks in three months and to cool the reactors within nine months.
The company also said that it plans to cover the reactor building, which was severely damaged by the devastating March 11 9.0-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami.
TEPCO Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata said that the plan would allow the tens of thousands of families evacuated from the area around the facility to return home as soon as possible.
“We sincerely apologize for causing troubles. We are doing our utmost to prevent the crisis from further worsening,” Katsumata said.
The plant has been releasing large amounts of radioactive material, and the nuclear emergency level is currently on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, described as the world’s worst ever-peacetime nuclear event. (ANI)
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