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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Spokes person Junich Matsumoto of Tokyo Electric Power Co. briefs the media on the latest development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at TEPCO head office in Tokyo on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_VdNSyR5VkU/t/124/I0000_VdNSyR5VkU.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Spokes person Junich Matsumoto...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, leafs through the paper during a briefing on the latest development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at TEPCO head office in Tokyo on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bLf3QdJXAes/t/124/I0000bLf3QdJXAes.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Spokes person Junich Matsumoto of Tokyo Electric Power Co. briefs the media on the latest development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at TEPCO head office in Tokyo on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dHuWO5VZU74/t/124/I0000dHuWO5VZU74.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Spokes person Junich Matsumoto...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Spokes person Junich Matsumoto of Tokyo Electric Power Co. briefs the media on the latest development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at TEPCO head office in Tokyo on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IP6v0FAWKzM/t/124/I0000IP6v0FAWKzM.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Spokes person Junich Matsumoto...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Spokes person Junich Matsumoto of Tokyo Electric Power Co. briefs the media on the latest development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at TEPCO head office in Tokyo on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OCVJcvIDipE/t/124/I0000OCVJcvIDipE.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Spokes person Junich Matsumoto...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, speaks during a news conference at TEPCO head office in Tokyo on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-...](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000L33EpAOAPA/t/124/I00000L33EpAOAPA.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, a special adviser...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, take questions during a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Iu2qMkLLrgY/t/124/I0000Iu2qMkLLrgY.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, update the development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gz1zh059_MM/t/124/I0000gz1zh059_MM.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, confers with Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, as they update the development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xr3D0.lvCZo/t/124/I0000xr3D0.lvCZo.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, updates the development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000A0lO5_GLU54/t/124/I0000A0lO5_GLU54.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, update the development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gAREcPkGHm4/t/124/I0000gAREcPkGHm4.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, update the development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sUrhhCK3EpI/t/124/I0000sUrhhCK3EpI.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, update the development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gx4I0dBunaM/t/124/I0000gx4I0dBunaM.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, left, a special...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, second from left, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, update the development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gvsl7ZYo2gk/t/124/I0000gvsl7ZYo2gk.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, second from left,...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, updates the development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ps0Q3dEirXU/t/124/I0000ps0Q3dEirXU.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, a special adviser...
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![May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, right, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency, arrive for a news conference at Tokyo Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan to update the development at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant during on Monday, May 9, 2011. Eight workers of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a government inspector entered the reactor building of the No. 1 unit early Monday to survey conditions inside and measured radiation levels. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zIU3s4g2f_Y/t/124/I0000zIU3s4g2f_Y.jpg)
May 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Goshi Hosono, right, a special...
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![June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, revealed on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, that the ill-fated station suffered power outages at its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors with lights cut off in the units' central control room. The company, known as TEPCO, said the blackout did not affect its water injection operation to prevent the crisis from worsening and no evidence of abnormalities was found in data on the No. 2 reactor after power was restored about three hours later. The plant in Fukushima Prefecture, some 200km northeast of Tokyo, has been crippled since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which had knocked out its power, triggering the country's worst nuclear crisis. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001wS_gSgB5kg/t/124/I00001wS_gSgB5kg.jpg)
June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co.,...
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![June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, revealed on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, that the ill-fated station suffered power outages at its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors with lights cut off in the units' central control room. The company, known as TEPCO, said the blackout did not affect its water injection operation to prevent the crisis from worsening and no evidence of abnormalities was found in data on the No. 2 reactor after power was restored about three hours later. The plant in Fukushima Prefecture, some 200km northeast of Tokyo, has been crippled since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which had knocked out its power, triggering the country's worst nuclear crisis. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Bt7bdMauPTw/t/124/I0000Bt7bdMauPTw.jpg)
June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co.,...
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![June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, revealed on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, that the ill-fated station suffered power outages at its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors with lights cut off in the units' central control room. The company, known as TEPCO, said the blackout did not affect its water injection operation to prevent the crisis from worsening and no evidence of abnormalities was found in data on the No. 2 reactor after power was restored about three hours later. The plant in Fukushima Prefecture, some 200km northeast of Tokyo, has been crippled since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which had knocked out its power, triggering the country's worst nuclear crisis. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wfQ7kN7vh3A/t/124/I0000wfQ7kN7vh3A.jpg)
June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co.,...
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![June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director general of Tokyo Electric Power Co., briefs the media during a news conference at its head office in Tokyo on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, operated by the company known as TEPCO, suffered power outages at its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors Wednesday, with lights cut off in the units' central control room. TEPCO said the blackout did not affect its water injection operation to prevent the crisis from worsening and no evidence of abnormalities was found in data on the No. 2 reactor after power was restored about three hours later. The plant in Fukushima Prefecture, some 200km northeast of Tokyo, has been crippled since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which had knocked out its power, triggering the country's worst nuclear crisis. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000A_iA8uSP2s/t/124/I00000A_iA8uSP2s.jpg)
June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director...
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![June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director general of Tokyo Electric Power Co., briefs the media during a news conference at its head office in Tokyo on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, operated by the company known as TEPCO, suffered power outages at its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors Wednesday, with lights cut off in the units' central control room. TEPCO said the blackout did not affect its water injection operation to prevent the crisis from worsening and no evidence of abnormalities was found in data on the No. 2 reactor after power was restored about three hours later. The plant in Fukushima Prefecture, some 200km northeast of Tokyo, has been crippled since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which had knocked out its power, triggering the country's worst nuclear crisis. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000nMT6xXqBobk/t/124/I0000nMT6xXqBobk.jpg)
June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director...
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![June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director general of Tokyo Electric Power Co., briefs the media during a news conference at its head office in Tokyo on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, operated by the company known as TEPCO, suffered power outages at its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors Wednesday, with lights cut off in the units' central control room. TEPCO said the blackout did not affect its water injection operation to prevent the crisis from worsening and no evidence of abnormalities was found in data on the No. 2 reactor after power was restored about three hours later. The plant in Fukushima Prefecture, some 200km northeast of Tokyo, has been crippled since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which had knocked out its power, triggering the country's worst nuclear crisis. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jmzp25Bx8ow/t/124/I0000jmzp25Bx8ow.jpg)
June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director...
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![June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director general of Tokyo Electric Power Co., briefs the media during a news conference at its head office in Tokyo on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, operated by the company known as TEPCO, suffered power outages at its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors Wednesday, with lights cut off in the units' central control room. TEPCO said the blackout did not affect its water injection operation to prevent the crisis from worsening and no evidence of abnormalities was found in data on the No. 2 reactor after power was restored about three hours later. The plant in Fukushima Prefecture, some 200km northeast of Tokyo, has been crippled since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which had knocked out its power, triggering the country's worst nuclear crisis. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dHjhKY39lWI/t/124/I0000dHjhKY39lWI.jpg)
June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director...
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![June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director general of Tokyo Electric Power Co., briefs the media during a news conference at its head office in Tokyo on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, operated by the company known as TEPCO, suffered power outages at its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors Wednesday, with lights cut off in the units' central control room. TEPCO said the blackout did not affect its water injection operation to prevent the crisis from worsening and no evidence of abnormalities was found in data on the No. 2 reactor after power was restored about three hours later. The plant in Fukushima Prefecture, some 200km northeast of Tokyo, has been crippled since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which had knocked out its power, triggering the country's worst nuclear crisis. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000aTgKajSnjiE/t/124/I0000aTgKajSnjiE.jpg)
June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director...
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![June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director general of Tokyo Electric Power Co., briefs the media during a news conference at its head office in Tokyo on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, operated by the company known as TEPCO, suffered power outages at its No. 1 and No. 2 reactors Wednesday, with lights cut off in the units' central control room. TEPCO said the blackout did not affect its water injection operation to prevent the crisis from worsening and no evidence of abnormalities was found in data on the No. 2 reactor after power was restored about three hours later. The plant in Fukushima Prefecture, some 200km northeast of Tokyo, has been crippled since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which had knocked out its power, triggering the country's worst nuclear crisis. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009Oy8imvNSLs/t/124/I00009Oy8imvNSLs.jpg)
June 9th, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto, director...
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![September 6, 2011, Naharamachi, Japan - Ventilation and air-conditioning system is submerged, top, as the Unit 3 turbine building is inundated at the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant in Narahamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 12km south of the troubled No. 1 plant, on March 19, 2011, more than a week after an earthquake and ensuing tsunami hit. The same floor is shown in bottom photo taken on August 26. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled power station, released on September 6 before-and-after photos of the plant. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003L9M.gqxE3Y/t/124/I00003L9M.gqxE3Y.jpg)
September 6, 2011, Naharamachi, Japan - Ventilation and...
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![September 6, 2011, Naharamachi, Japan - HSCR condensate transfer pumps are inundated on the basement of the Unit 3 turbine building, top, at the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant in Narahamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 12km south of the troubled No. 1 plant, on March 19, 2011, more than a week after an earthquake and ensuing tsunami hit. The same floor is shown in bottom photo taken on August 26. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled power station, released on September 6 before-and-after photos of the plant. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pXLG9NAnyiM/t/124/I0000pXLG9NAnyiM.jpg)
September 6, 2011, Naharamachi, Japan - HSCR condensate...
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![September 6, 2011, Narahamachi, Japan - Top photo shows litters are left on the pump of the equipment cooling water system at the heat exchange building for the reactor Unit 4 of the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant in Narahamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 12km south of the troubled No. 1 plant on March 23, 2011, less than two weeks after an earthquake and ensuing tsunami. The same pump is shown in the bottom photo taken on August 26. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the two stations, released on September 6 before-and-after photos of the No. 2 plant. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JoUbzFEr4Hs/t/124/I0000JoUbzFEr4Hs.jpg)
September 6, 2011, Narahamachi, Japan - Top photo shows...
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![September 6, 2011, Narahamachi, Japan - The stairs leading to the basement are submerged, top, at the head exchange building for the reactor Unit 4 of the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant in Narahamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 12km south of the troubled No. 1 plant, on March 16, 2011, five days after an earthquake and ensuing tsunami. The bottom shows the same stairs leading to the basement taken on August 29. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the two stations, released on September 6 before-and-after photos of the No. 2 plant. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002Rf84GjmS7E/t/124/I00002Rf84GjmS7E.jpg)
September 6, 2011, Narahamachi, Japan - The stairs leading to...
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![September 6, 2011, Narahamachi, Japan - Top photo shows the residual heat removal coolant pump on the first floor of the head exchange building for the reactor Unit 4 of the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant in Narahamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 12km south of the troubled No.1 plant, on March 13, 2011, two days after an earthquake and ensuing tsunami. Bottom photo shows the same pump taken on August 26. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the two stations, released on September 6 before-and-after photos of the No. 2 plant. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000q6p0ytOqk4g/t/124/I0000q6p0ytOqk4g.jpg)
September 6, 2011, Narahamachi, Japan - Top photo shows the...
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![September 12, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - Steel girders are in place in this frame-grabbed image in the construction of frames at the heavily damaged building of reactor Unit 1 of Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, on Monday, September 12, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the troubled plant operator known as TEPCO, has started the project in covering up the No. 1 reactor building with polyester sheets in a bid to prevent the dispersal of radioactive substances into the air. The roughly one-millimeter-thick sheets will be attached to the steel frames of the 54-meter-high building. To minimize workers' exposure to radiation, the 140-meter-tall crane designed to ward off radiation will set up 62 pre-assembled parts at the reactor in the operation TEPCO hopes to be completed by September. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vAWZ9TCdMvY/t/124/I0000vAWZ9TCdMvY.jpg)
September 12, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - Steel girders are in...
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![September 9, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, is seen in this aerial photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Tokyo on Saturday, September 9. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kv1EfeEvN2Y/t/124/I0000kv1EfeEvN2Y.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - Fukushima No. 1...
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![September 9, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - Steel girders are in place in the construction of frames at the heavily damaged building of reactor Unit 1 of Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the troubled plant operator known as TEPCO, has started the project in covering up the No. 1 reactor building with polyester sheets in a bid to prevent the dispersal of radioactive substances into the air. The roughly one-millimeter-thick sheets will be attached to the steel frames of the 54-meter-high building. To minimize workers' exposure to radiation, the 140-meter-tall crane designed to ward off radiation will set up 62 pre-assembled parts at the reactor in the operation TEPCO hopes to be completed by September. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Mv9e2rc7iqQ/t/124/I0000Mv9e2rc7iqQ.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - Steel girders are in...
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![September 20, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - A crane hoists a side panel in this frame-grabbed image as construction works continue to cover up the heavily damaged Unit 1 reactor of Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, on Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the troubled plant operator known as TEPCO, has started the project in covering up the No. 1 reactor building with polyester sheets in a bid to prevent the dispersal of radioactive substances into the air. The roughly one-millimeter-thick sheets will be attached to the steel frames of the 54-meter-high building. To minimize workers' exposure to radiation, the 140-meter-tall crane designed to ward off radiation will set up 62 pre-assembled parts at the reactor in the operation TEPCO hopes to be completed by September. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005azhkHSAMeM/t/124/I00005azhkHSAMeM.jpg)
September 20, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - A crane hoists a side...
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![September 20, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - A crane hoists a side panel as construction works continue to cover up the heavily damaged Unit 1 reactor of Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the troubled plant operator known as TEPCO, has started the project in covering up the No. 1 reactor building with polyester sheets in a bid to prevent the dispersal of radioactive substances into the air. The roughly one-millimeter-thick sheets will be attached to the steel frames of the 54-meter-high building. To minimize workers' exposure to radiation, the 140-meter-tall crane designed to ward off radiation will set up 62 pre-assembled parts at the reactor in the operation TEPCO hopes to be completed by September. The Photo was released in Tokyo on September 17. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PDoalsNhWMU/t/124/I0000PDoalsNhWMU.jpg)
September 20, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - A crane hoists a side...
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![September 20, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - A crane hoists a side panel as construction works continue to cover up the heavily damaged Unit 1 reactor of Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the troubled plant operator known as TEPCO, has started the project in covering up the No. 1 reactor building with polyester sheets in a bid to prevent the dispersal of radioactive substances into the air. The roughly one-millimeter-thick sheets will be attached to the steel frames of the 54-meter-high building. To minimize workers' exposure to radiation, the 140-meter-tall crane designed to ward off radiation will set up 62 pre-assembled parts at the reactor in the operation TEPCO hopes to be completed by September. The Photo was released in Tokyo on September 17. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dhrjpQTZ3xE/t/124/I0000dhrjpQTZ3xE.jpg)
September 20, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - A crane hoists a side...
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![September 15, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - The Unit 2 reactor building is seen at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 15, 2011. The photo was released by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., in Tokyo on September 17. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rXFha7.X2kk/t/124/I0000rXFha7.X2kk.jpg)
September 15, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - The Unit 2 reactor...
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![September 15, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - The heavily damaged Unit 3 reactor building is seen at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 15, 2011. The photo was released by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., in Tokyo on September 17. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wC1w9xlG910/t/124/I0000wC1w9xlG910.jpg)
September 15, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - The heavily damaged...
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![September 15, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - The Unit 4 reactor building is seen at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 15, 2011. The photo was released by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., in Tokyo on September 17. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VCilhZJBxAU/t/124/I0000VCilhZJBxAU.jpg)
September 15, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - The Unit 4 reactor...
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![September 15, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - The Unit 4 and 5 reactor buildings are seen at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, some 210km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 15, 2011. The photo was released by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., in Tokyo on September 17. (Photo by TEPCO/AFLO) [0006] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VOK_CcCg.Vc/t/124/I0000VOK_CcCg.Vc.jpg)
September 15, 2011, Okumamachi, Japan - The Unit 4 and 5...