Sunday, April 17, 2011

Fukushima, TEPCO hours trying to reassure: "reactors stabilized within 6-9 months"

The information on the severity of the Fukushima nuclear disaster continues to be contradictory. Alternation of alarm and reassurance. The news that "the reactors of the plant will be stabilized in about 6-9 months," announced today by TEPCO, the operator of, falls into the latter category. TEPCO estimates of stopping altogether the loss of radioactivity in 3 months, with the launch of the system "stable cooling of the reactors and fuel rods." The plan provides for the shows presented today by leaders of the society.

The first step is to stop the spread of radiation at different levels of water in the basement, until the recovery of debris and to cover the buildings, damaged by the explosion of hydrogen occurred during the first days of the crisis. As for the safety of the reactors, TEPCO is assumed to be able to get "cold shutdown within six to nine months." "It 's an important step - said in another press conference the Minister of Industry, Banro Kaieda - because it represents the effort to move from emergency to long-term stabilization and overcoming the crisis." A few days ago, the severity of the Fukushima nuclear power has been increased from 5 to 7 on the Japanese government, the highest level of international Ines which is also given to the most serious case, registered at Chernobyl in 1986.

Experts, however, have remarked on the differences between the two incidents, from radioactive contamination. Meanwhile, get the support of the United States. Japan and the U.S. have decided to create a "public-private partnership for reconstruction" working under the guidance of Tokyo.

American businesses and organizations will begin to discuss how you can support the Rising Sun to the crisis, said U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, had the joint press conference after talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto, who has wanted to thank Washington for "support" given during the earthquake / tsunami of 11 March and the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

"Economically, diplomatically and in many other ways, Japan is essential to solve global problems," said Clinton, according to which "the alliance between the U.S. and Japan, as always, it is essential to ensure security and progress in global. "

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