Decreasing Radiation Threat

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World News - The Japanese government declared the risk of leakage of radioactive material from nuclear plants that were damaged by the earthquake and tsunami are now beginning to decline.

"The possibility of radioactive leakage conditions in a large scale are now beginning to decline," said Yukio Edano government spokesman told reporters on Monday (11 / 4).

"Obviously, nuclear power is not working normally. We continue to ask the people closest to remain evacuated to anticipate if the condition worsens. But we believe the risk of leakage is increasingly lower than one or two weeks after gampa," said Edano.

The earthquake followed by tsunami on March 11, then make a Fukushima nuclear power plant becomes unstable and cooling failure resulting in leakage of radiation on a small scale.

The Government believes the current safety zone within a radius of 20 kilometers sufficient to continue protecting the residents near nuclear power plants against the possibility of increased radiation.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Sunday (10 / 4), promise not to ever leave the survivors of the tsunami.

In a second visit to disaster zone since the tragedy of March 11, he said the government will work as quickly as possible to build homes for 150,000 people living in temporary housing since the disaster.

Naoto Kan who was visiting the Ishinomaki, said the government will make every effort to ensure that fishing could begin.

"The government will exert all its power to cooperate with you. We will never leave you," Kan said.


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