Plan devised to stabilize crippled Japanese nuclear plant
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 00:00
in Physics & Chemistry
In the most concrete timetable yet offered for resolving the crisis, Tokyo Electric Power hopes to first plug leaks and cool the reactors, then shut them down by 2012.The operator of the stricken Japanese nuclear power plant said Sunday that it hoped to stabilize the facility's reactors by the beginning of next year in a state known as a cold shutdown.