Japan nuclear crisis under review at 2-month mark

Japan's government and the owner of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are reviewing efforts to wind down a two-month crisis that has prompted the country to re-evaluate its plans for nuclear energy.

Plant workers are making step-by-step progress toward restoring normal cooling, the Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. But nearly 80,000 people have now spent two months away from their homes in the 20-kilometer (12.5-mile) zone around the plant, while tens of thousands more are awaiting orders to evacuate more distant towns where radiation levels are likely to raise the long-term cancer risk.



Source: CNN