Consequences of the accident in Japan eliminated until 2012

The consequences of the accident at Japanese nuclear power plant, Fukushima-1 "will be eliminated within nine months. This was stated by chairman of the plant operator, the company TEPCO Tsunehisa Katsumata, according to Radio Liberty. According to him, the first task is the resumption of the cooling system of reactors and spent fuel repositories. In the second stage will be reached so-called "cold shutdown" of reactors. The company also plans to build over the building of the reactor containment. April 13 in Japan for nuclear power plant emergency, "Fukushima" workers began to evacuate radioactive water from the basements of the building, which houses one of the reactors. Recall that the Japanese authorities have raised the level of danger at a nuclear power plant "Fukushima-1" to the maximum value - a level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale. An earthquake measuring 9 on Richter scale occurred in Japan on March 11, it caused a tsunami higher than 10 m. As a result, lost more than 12 thousand people, more than 15 thousand people are missing. After the disaster at the nuclear power plant, Fukushima-1 "due to the failure of the cooling system, there were several explosions and radiation leaks. Ministry of Industry