State minister in charge of handling the nuclear accident, Goshi Hosono. (File photo)
State minister in charge of handling the nuclear accident, Goshi Hosono, said that the first phase to bring the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant under control was completed as scheduled on Sunday.
Hosono said, “We believe Step 1 of stably cooling (the reactors) and eliminating risks of a hydrogen explosion has been achieved.”
According to a time schedule released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. April 17, the first phase was to take three months. The plan to end the radiation leak was split into three phases, spanning 10 years.