a technical team is examining the safety structures of the niigata plant. where the utility hopes to restart two reactors. tepco management decided a further probe into the nuclear accident in fukushima was needed to gain the prefecture's approval. a copy of the report will be given to niigata officials for review. >>> workers at fukushima daiichi have been battling problem after problem. they have been battling leaks and struggling to build storage tanks for contaminated water. they're ready to move spent rods to a new location. >> reporter: the media entered fukushima daiichi on wednesday to see the number four reactor building. the building contains more than 1,500 fuel units. most of them have been used. they're extremely hot, highly radioactive, and experts say they need to be kept cool for 30 to 40 years. the rods are stored in the pool about 20 meters above ground. the water traps radiation and keeps the rods cool. but a hydrogen explosion in 2011 weakened the building's structure. experts say the rods must be moved to a safer place. managers of toky

they discussed a request from tepco to inspect the idle plant in niigata prefecture. nra officials held off on the decision for nearly two months. they said they wanted to see how tepco handled the radioactive water leakage at fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. the watch dog's head instructed his staff to work out the specific evaluation procedures. he said his personnel would continue to prioritize the toxic water problem at the crippled fukushima plant. >>> workers there will soon begin a delicate task. they are preparing to remove more than 1,000 spent fuel rods from one of the damaged reactor buildings, reactor number 4. they are extremely hot and highly radioactive. on today's nuclear watch, we explain how the people overseeing the project plan to get it done. >> reporter: workers will use a specially built crane to remove the fuel rods from their holding racks. then they will insert them into special containers. the crane must do its work under the water that seals in radiation. the next step is to transfer the containers to a safer storage facility at the plant.

the niigata earthquake struck nine years ago. it was a major setback for coy growers. all the breeding bonds in the yam koesh she area were destroyed and many coy were lost. tanaka lost about 5,000. >> translator: both the bond and my home were destroyed. it was enough to make me weep. >> reporter: tanaka tried to spawn and hatch eggs while living in temporary housing. for tanaka this represents a new beginning. tanaka hoped that his coy would help him win first prize. >> translator: wow, they're big. >> reporter: they started out as fries just five millimeters long, but they've grown to more than 80 centimeters, more than tanaka had hoped for. he was sure the first were big enough to contend for top prize. >> translator: i want lots of people to see the coy and it would be great if everyone thought they were beautiful. >> reporter: in october the 60th anti competition took place. japanese breeders export roughly 70% of their coy. the ones from yam koesh she are world famous. judges from around the world were keen to see how well the local coy breeding industry had rec

they discussed a request from tesco to inspect the title it cost us the key cutting the plant in niigata prefecture central japan nra officials held off up on the decision for nearly two months they said they wanted to see how tesco handled the radioactive water leakage of petitioner. the welcome tesco's leaders plan to improve conditions. by hiring more workers. the watchdogs and shooting she had instructed his staff to track specific evaluation procedures. but he said his personnel would continue to prioritize the toxic water problem at the crippled to cushion the plant. meta tag governor kean bushco is in need us as an air india official should provide a better explanation why they're ready to start checking i build reactors. do i the nra should first conduct checks from the standpoint of residency she put it on the first thing you should think about you or the nra has to show a firm stance. the governor said for the nra to allow the government to make a political decision about a restart shows the organization has no sense of responsibility he said even in checks show reactors to be

central japan next july to kill representatives say restarting the cancer isn't the kind of plant in niigata prefecture will help revive the business after the nuclear accidents that she met dai ichi. the number six and secondly i just wanted to safety checks by the government's nuclear regulation authority. this is the procedures for restarting nuclear plants. has it that i did date for next july the cats will take at least six months. utility needs to be there she was the plants has communities of august well with cactus plant utility is estimated to post a pre tax profit of more than one billion dollars in the business see if i start next april. i descended say if the yankees cannot return online until january twenty fifteen it will host a pre tax loss of one hundred and thirty million dollars loss is projected to grow to eight hundred million dollars if the bee started to leave that until march twenty fifteen the us trained to restock the number one and five reactors in the spring of twenty fifty. i knew. south korean officials have been some pages on their past these are detailed books