goshi hosono, the minister in charge of the nuclear disaster, said in september that they would try to achieve cold shutdown by the end of this year. >>> the households that makeup this district near the plant have scattered with no clear prospect of returning. the community members managed to carry on, thanks to a newsletter published by one of their own. >> it is a small newsletter, published for the residents. after the evacuation prompted by the nuclear accident, the newsletter began so community members could keep track of each other. 16 editions have been printed since april. 73-year-old publishes the newsletter. he now lives with his wife some 200 kilometers from home. it is a district surrounded by mountains. he says the people of the town are like one big family, always helping each other. he manages the entire publishing process from editing to delivery. he first looked up a few addresses. then after sending the first edition, messages from community members poured in, letting him know how they are doing. >> translator: after the evacuation, there was nothing to do except eat

friday, the team of radiation experts submitted a 12-point report to japan's environment minister, goshi hosono. the iaea team recommends decontaminating areas where high levels of radiation have been detected. since their arrival a week ago, the 12 experts have inspected decontamination work in fukushima prefecture, which is being carried out by both central and local governments. >> translator: the iaea says japan's decontamination efforts are going in the right direction. >> he added that ongoing clean-up operations will incorporate recommendations from the iaea report. after submitting their report, the iaea team held a news conference. they touched on the japanese government plan to decontaminate areas where annual radiation exposure reaches one millisievert. >> one millisievert criteria is a real challenging criteria, but it will be achieved. the only thing is that you need time to do that. >> lentijo also said that most of the soil removed by decontamination work contains low levels of radiation and the possibility of human exposure is low. he suggested there is no need to be overly conc