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Japan Expects to End Nuclear Crisis in Nine Months
[Tolo News] Operator of Japan's tsunami-stricken nuclear plant has expected to cool the reactors in nine months amid  Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as the Smartest Woman in the World and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another Edmund Randolph... 's visit to the country. At a presser on Sunday chairman of TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Co) said they need nine months to bring the reactors to a cold shutdown in nine months. But officials in Tokyo are doubtful about the timetable. "We sincerely apologise for causing troubles," BBC quoted Tsunehisa Katsumata, the chairman of TEPCO, as saying. "We are doing our utmost to prevent the crisis from further worsening." He said after nine months people would be able to return to the area and restart their life the same as before. At the same time the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Tokyo to announce Washington's support to Japan. Sending 20,000 troops to help Japan in rubble clearance and rescue efforts and as well as many other ships and planes the United States has hunted hearts and minds in Japan. Before the crisis relations between the two nations went souring after a dispute on US military bastions in southern Japan. On March 11 Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant hit by a strong tsunami triggered by a huge quake. The incident led to the death of some 14,000 people while hundreds of thousands of others are still missing. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-18 |
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