How Japan's media sees progress on Fukushima nuclear crisis

[AsahinaKimi]

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) begins a trial run of a contaminated water treatment system, developed by France's Areva SA, on June 15. (Photo courtesy of TEPCO)


Over four months have passed since the onset of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, and many people across Japan, including those still living in shelters, are eagerly waiting for the situation to be brought under control.


Workers install a pressure sensor inside the No. 1 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant on June 3, in this photo provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.

On July 19, the government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), released a revised version of their roadmap for bringing the crisis under control, which was first presented three months earlier. In editorials on June 20, newspapers in Japan questioned whether the goals of Step 1 of the roadmap had been achieved, and whether the itinerary of Step 2 to bring the crisis under control was feasible.

Dishing out the most praise for the achievements of Step 1, which aimed to stabilize the cooling of nuclear reactors at the plant, was the Sankei Shimbun, which has often severely criticized the government administration.

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