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Posted - 04/18/2011 : 04:13:09 AM
Japan uses robots to measure radiation at nuclear plant
Remote-controlled robots are being sent into the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant to measure radiation levels.
The readings from two reactors showed a harsh environment for humans to work in, complicating efforts to stabilise the damaged reactors.
It comes a day after the plant operator said it expected to bring the crisis under control by the end of the year.
New opinion polls suggest a majority of people in Japan are dissatisfied with the government's handling of events.
The polls, published in three national newspapers, suggest that Japanese people are losing patience, more than a month after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Two-thirds of those surveyed said they backed increased taxes to pay for reconstruction, the cost of which has been estimated at $300bn (£184bn) - the most expensive natural disaster in history.
From BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13112444
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