Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on March 18 nuclear problems in the country will be resolved soon while calling on all the nation to stay calm and unite in rebuilding the country.
Speaking at a national televised press conference one week after the powerful earthquake and tsunami disaster, Kan affirmed that the current situation is a great test for the Japanese people. Therefore, this is the time for all the people to unite and work hard to recover the country, he stressed.
While admitting that the situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant remains serious and uncertain, the Prime Minister vowed that he would do everything in his power to overcome the earthquake and nuclear crisis.
The Japanese government has publicised announce all information on problems at the Fukushima nuclear power plant No. 1, Kan said, adding that he will inspect the situation in the country’s northeast area on March 21.
Meanwhile, Japanese officials on March 19 said that radiation was detected in spinach and milks from farms near the tsunami-crippled nuclear complex but the level was not enough to pose health risks.
However, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano insisted the products pose no immediate health risks.
On the same day, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Ibaraki Prefecture and surrounding areas. However, the earthquake did not cause any damage for nuclear power plants in the prefecture.
An experts group of Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology say the radioactive cloud in Japan is expected to move seaward in the southeastern direction, that means not likely to affect Vietnam.
The ministry has been working with relevant ministries and agencies to get ready to cope with any effects from the nuclear crisis in Japan .
A document on how to respond to a nuclear emergency compiled by the Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has been translated into Vietnamese and posted on the website of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety at www.varans.vn ./.
Speaking at a national televised press conference one week after the powerful earthquake and tsunami disaster, Kan affirmed that the current situation is a great test for the Japanese people. Therefore, this is the time for all the people to unite and work hard to recover the country, he stressed.
While admitting that the situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant remains serious and uncertain, the Prime Minister vowed that he would do everything in his power to overcome the earthquake and nuclear crisis.
The Japanese government has publicised announce all information on problems at the Fukushima nuclear power plant No. 1, Kan said, adding that he will inspect the situation in the country’s northeast area on March 21.
Meanwhile, Japanese officials on March 19 said that radiation was detected in spinach and milks from farms near the tsunami-crippled nuclear complex but the level was not enough to pose health risks.
However, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano insisted the products pose no immediate health risks.
On the same day, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Ibaraki Prefecture and surrounding areas. However, the earthquake did not cause any damage for nuclear power plants in the prefecture.
An experts group of Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology say the radioactive cloud in Japan is expected to move seaward in the southeastern direction, that means not likely to affect Vietnam.
The ministry has been working with relevant ministries and agencies to get ready to cope with any effects from the nuclear crisis in Japan .
A document on how to respond to a nuclear emergency compiled by the Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has been translated into Vietnamese and posted on the website of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety at www.varans.vn ./.
