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Fukushima reactors might get concrete tomb, like Chernobyl

Japan nuclear operator: not impossible to encase reactors in concrete TOKYO (Reuters) 18 March 11,  – The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said on Friday that it would not be impossible to encase the facility’s reactors in concrete, though cooling them down is the priority.

Tokyo Electric Power Co told reporters that using concrete was an option, but that it would continue trying to cool the reactors for the time being……UPDATE 1-Japan nuclear operator: not impossible to encase reactors in concrete | Reuters

March 18, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | - Fukushima 2011