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Situation at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant still dangerous – 4 years on

Fukushima plant still posing risks 4 years after nuclear meltdowns: regulator http://www.interaksyon.com/article/106741/fukushima-plant-still-posing-risks-4-years-after-nuclear-meltdowns-regulator By: Philippine News Agency | Kyodo March 11, 2015 InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 TOKYO — The situation still remains risky at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant four years after nuclear meltdowns occurred in 2011, the chairman of Japan’s nuclear regulator said Wednesday, vowing utmost efforts to avoid further trouble there.

“There have been quite a few accidents and problems at the Fukushima plant in the past year, and we need to face the reality that they are causing anxiety and anger among people in Fukushima,” Shunichi Tanaka told personnel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority on the fourth anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that led to the nuclear disaster.

Problems still occur regularly at the radiation-leaking complex in Fukushima Prefecture, where decommissioning work is continuing after the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, caused the loss of power to reactor cooling systems, leading to a series of explosions in ensuing days.

March 13, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general