Saturday, March 26, 2011

Naoto Kan promises transparency on the situation in Fukushima

Tokyo. (EFE) .- Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, today promised transparency in reporting on the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant, damaged two weeks ago terremotoque struck northeastern Japan. At a press conference, Khan said the government is doing everything possible to try to control the situation in Fukushima, but acknowledged that the state of the reactors of the plant still leaves no room for optimism.

Japan has evacuated a radius of 20 km around the plant and has encouraged those residents between 20 and 30 miles to leave the area, while other countries like the U.S., instead recommend no closer than 80 kilometers. On this, Naoto Kan said that every country has "unique standards" and said his government has sought to provide "accurate" to the international community and continue to do so.

Dressed in blue overalls emergency these days are all members of the Government, the Prime Minister stressed that authorities closely monitor the spread of radiation after detection of radioactive substances in food and water. "The information we collect will be displayed without delay to the Japanese public and the international community," he said.

He said that the government has given "clear indications" on the effects of radiation on health, while regretting the "great harm" to the Fukushima nuclear accident is causing all concerned, including farmers and entrepreneurs area. Transmitted, in this sense, the Government's commitment to give full support to those whose livelihoods have been affected.

In the central Fukushima operators work two weeks ago against dangerous overheating of the reactors, after the earthquake damaged the cooling systems of nuclear power.

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