tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post6717093521280333421..comments2023-05-27T00:08:34.330+09:00Comments on Japan - after the BIG earthquake: July 13 , 14, 15Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-14859833574784072332011-07-15T14:10:37.178+09:002011-07-15T14:10:37.178+09:00Gov't mulls reducing possible evacuation areas...Gov't mulls reducing possible evacuation areas near Fukushima plant<br /><br />Japan is considering reducing the areas subject to possible evacuation near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Thursday.<br /><br />Prime Minister Naoto Kan is planning to visit Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday to discuss the issue with local authorities, government officials said.<br /><br />Edano, the top government spokesman, said at a news conference that the situation at the plant is unlikely to worsen rapidly after the first phase of the ongoing efforts to bring its overheating reactors under control is completed, which is expected by July 17 as scheduled.<br /><br />"We're considering whether it's possible to reduce the areas and how to do that," Edano said.<br /><br />http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20110715p2g00m0dm012000c.html<br /><br />.anonymous newshttp://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20110715p2g00m0dm012000c.htmlnoreply@blogger.com