Fukushima nuclear plant opened to journalists

He also confirmed that a faulty thermometer was to blame for a recent spike in
a temperature reading in reactor number two.

Mr Takahashi, who replaced Masao Yoshida in December after he fell ill with
cancer, appeared tired and drawn.

The tour of the plant revealed that reactor number three had been left a mess
of tangled metal, while the top floor appeared to have been blown away after
being rocked by several explosions in the days after the complex was hit by
the earthquake and tsunami.

Reactor one is now completely covered with a tarpaulin-like structure while
workers could be seen on the roof of the reactor 4 building, which TEPCO
says was damaged by the blast from reactor three.

Thousands of people remain evacuated from a large area surrounding the
stricken plant with no end in sight for the many who left homes and farms in
the shadow of the leaking reactors.

Source: AFP

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