TEPCO still working on plan to end Japan nuclear crisis

[Turborama]

Source: Reuters

TOKYO | Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:57am EDT

The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant said Wednesday it was still working on a detailed plan to end the country's nuclear crisis a month after it began, as tests showed radiation levels in the sea near the complex had spiked.

Engineers moved a step closer to emptying highly radioactive water from one of the six crippled reactors, which would allow them to start repairing the cooling system crucial to regaining control of the reactors.

Japan's nuclear safety agency said the latest tests showed radiation nearly doubled last week, to 23 times above legal limits, in the sea off Minamisoma city near the plant.

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TEPCO's Tokyo head office has been the target of angry protests over the nuclear crisis and authorities took no chances Wednesday, with riot trucks and security officers guarding the front gate during the news conference.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/13/us-japan-fortimeline-aprilthirteen-idUSTRE72A0SS20110413

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[Poll_Blind]

1. No hurry! Just shoot us an e-mail or something. Whenevuh, bubby!

PB

[Old and In the Way]

2. Plan should be ready in a few thousand years. nt

[Stumbler]

3. Well I guess that's... good?

Certainly better than just giving up, I suppose...

[Carolrmclean]

4. It’s bad worse is waiting

It’s not first time world is suffering and not the last. So beware of using atomic energy.

Carol Mclean from Advanced System Optimizer

[Johnny Harpo]

5. And TEPCO Will Keep Working On A Plan Until....

everyone in northern Japan glows in the dark.

TEPCO couldn't find its butt with both hands in the dark.

Between TEPCO and the Japanese government, I have never seen such a case of denial in my life.

[JackRiddler]

6. Unfortunately it involves time travel.

Unfortunately, the agents sent back to warn against building nuclear power plants were pushed into a protesters' zone with the rest of the hippies and stupid scientists.

[harun]

7. Or building a Stargate to go to a less irradiated planet and start over.

[Javaman]

8. First you get a million dollars!!!

oh wait, that's how you become a millionaire.

Any day now, any day...