Japan PM visits nuclear exclusion zone RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED April 02, 2011 Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday made his first visit to the evacuation zone around the stricken reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, NHK television reported. Kan spoke to evacuees in a makeshift camp in the village of Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture, one of the areas worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, before entering the 20km exclusion zone to meet workers battling to stop radiation leaks at the tsunami-crippled plant. Efforts continue to cool overheating fuel at Fukushima to try to prevent nuclear fallout. The death toll from the quake and tsunami has passed 11,500, while nearly 16,500 remain unaccounted for. Topics: NPP Fukushima Daiichi Other news: Russia ready to finance Egypt first nuclear plant Russia confirmed its participation in a tender to build Egypt's first nuclear power plant and said it was willing to help finance the project. ARMZ acquires Australian uranium producer in $1.2 bln deal ARMZ will pay eight Australian dollars per share, which represents a 15.5 percent premium on the average market price for 20 trading days. Russia to start building Turkish NPP in 2013 Russia will start building Turkey's first NPP estimated at $20 billion in 2013, Russian ambassador to Ankara Vladimir Ivanovsky said. |
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