Japanese govt. discussing ways to bring tsunami hit Fukushima nuke plant under control
March 30th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANITokyo, Mar 30 (ANI): The Japanese government is reportedly considering adopting new measures to prevent the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from further spreading radioactive particles.
The Kyodo news agency quoted Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano as saying that the government and nuclear experts are discussing ‘every possibility’ to improve the situation at the affected plant, adding that some measures that were reported by the media have also been included in their options.
Media reports had said that the government and the experts have been studying the feasibility of new steps like covering reactors of the plant with special cloth to reduce the amount of radioactive particles spreading from the facility, and using a big tanker to collect the contaminated water.
Tokyo Electric Power Corporation and the government have been struggling to cool overheating reactors of the plant, which was badly hit by the March 11 earthquake.
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