Fukushima nuke plant to stabilize in 6-9 months — operator 04/18/2011

Fukushima nuke plant to stabilize in 6-9 months — operator

04/18/2011
TOKYO — The operator of Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear plant yesterday said it aims to reduce radiation leaks within three months and to achieve a “cold shutdown” within six to nine months.

Japan’s embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) offered the timeline more than five weeks after a giant quake and tsunami knocked out cooling systems at its six-reactor Fukushima Daiichi atomic power station.

Radiation has since leaked into the air, soil and sea from the coastal plant northeast of Tokyo, as emergency crews have doused overheating reactors and fuel rod pools to prevent full meltdowns of volatile fuel rods.
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Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110418hed3.html