Kan Sees Fukushima Progress as Smoke at Reactors Slows Work
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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he can see “light at the end of the tunnel” even as smoke at two reactors hampered efforts to restore cooling systems at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. evacuated engineers and halted work after smoke was seen billowing from the No. 3 unit, Hitoshi Emukai, a Tokyo-based spokesman at the utility, said yesterday. White smoke seen later at the No. 2 reactor is likely steam, said Naoki Tsunoda, another company spokesmen.