nishi is likely to push for talks. they are to push for a security treaty. the treat eye aimed at intelligence sharing was supposed to have been signed in june last year. they hope to strengthen coordination with the south korean side. they say they are concerned about the severe security environment in east asia. >>> managers of japan's crippled nuclear plant are getting closer to starting a long and risky operation. proper than 300 tons of spent fuel rods are being stored in a pool inside the reactor four building along with roughly 200 unused units. tepco officials want to be removing them in go a week, but the job lo be difficult. explosions rocked the building in march 2011 following the meltdowns at the plant. so engineers need to first check if debris damaged the rods. then they will use a crane to remove the assemblies one by one making sure they don't get them caught in the wreckage. they hope to finish the work by the end of 2014. explosions rocked the building during the accident two years ago so engineers need to check if any debris damaged the r