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No. 1 plant outage fuels worries in Fukushima
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/19/national/no-1-plant-outage-fuels-worries-in-fukushima/#.UUhBVe1qP8sFUKUSHIMA – Fukushima Prefecture residents expressed anxiety Monday after a power outage left three fuel storage pools without fresh cooling water for hours at the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Masahide Matsumoto, mayor of Katsurao village, which was evacuated after the outbreak of the nuclear crisis in March 2011, said the incident came at a sensitive time, as evacuation zones were set to be reclassified Friday, with some residents granted permission to make day trips to their homes.
“We will be in trouble unless Tokyo Electric Power Co. properly investigates the cause (of the outage) and restores power,” Matsumoto said, citing growing concerns among residents.
A 27-year-old housewife in the city of Fukushima said, “I am very worried because I have a baby. I want the information to be disclosed as quickly as possible because it will be difficult to evacuate promptly if (an emergency occurs) at night.”