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Japan : 50 heroes who work at the plant in Fukushima

Fukushima : Japan

The 50 workers at nuclear power plant in Fukushima, considered heroes by the people for risking their lives to try to fix the problems caused by the earthquake and tsunami, the country's high expectations. These officials try to cool four of six reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant and avoid a collapse of the nuclear complex that would cause a crash of incalculable proportions. The fire and several explosions recorded at the nuclear plant caused dangerous levels of radiation, which forced the company Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), in charge of operating the plant, to withdraw most of its employees. The staff was evacuated on Wednesday after an increase of radiation levels, amid fears of a possible radioactive contamination. "People working there are not struggling to escape," wrote Michiko Otsuki, an employee of the Fukushima nuclear power plant 2, the Japanese social network Mixi.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan praised the efforts and courage of their compatriots who are working at the nuclear plant. "The employees of TEPCO and the companies involved are working to shed water, struggling the most right now, without thinking twice in jeopardy," Kan said. Meanwhile, thousands of residents were evacuated within 20 to 30 km around the NPP, who is 40 years. Likewise, Kan urged people living near to close windows and avoid leaving their homes. The research director of radiology at Columbia, David Brenner, said that given the levels of radiation detected on the premises, the workers are under a "significant risk". In many ways, they are already heroes, will undergo a high radiation exposure, the level was stable near the main gate of the plant on the afternoon of Wednesday, after reaching dangerous levels previously.

Japan's defense ministry criticized the agency for nuclear safety and TEPCO after some of its soldiers were wounded, probably due to exposure to radiation. Security forces moved to the reactor 3 when an explosion occurred in the containment structure. "They said it was safe and we believe, so we work there," said the Defense Ministry. "We know about radiation protection, but are not experts in the structure of reactors.although we felt it was not something easy," he added. Baku Nishio, head of the Citizens' Nuclear Information, which campaigns against nuclear power, said the 50 men are probably acting more as "a sense of duty than by any sense of heroism." it's a serious problem that the country deposits its fate in the hands of a small group that works on the despair.We understand that this is the nature of nuclear plants,the crisis could lead to changes in the policy of the country's atomic energy.

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