tepco didn't tell us directly where radiation levels were highest. >> narrator: tepco now says most of their dosimeters were washed away in the tsunami, but that they ensured each group of workers had one. >> (translated): it was an emergency operation and we were in a hurry. no one complained, we all understood. even if it broke the rules, we kept quiet about it. >> narrator: when the pipes were laid, a steady flow of water at last started to cool the reactor cores. after days in fear of dying, the workers in the control center began to feel hope. >> (translated): people around me, their expressions grew brighter. angry voices fell silent. the bosses calmed down. >> narrator: weeks of difficult and often perilous work lay ahead. but the most dangerous phase of the crisis was over. >> narrator: the prime minister was later forced to resign, accused by his critics of mishandling the crisis. tepco faces having to pay tens of billions of dollars in damages. the company is on the verge of bankruptcy. the workers who battled to save the plant face an uncertain future. none of them have died

but tepco turned down his request for compensation for his house and land. >> translator: tepco's compensation policy is so coldhearted. i hate it. >> joining us in the studio is our reporter. he's been covering compensation issues. we'll speak in japanese with simultaneous interpretation. >> translator: why doesn't tepco cover land in buildings and its compensation policy? >> translator: tepco says it's because the japanese government will review the existing evaluation areas one year after the accident. the government is planning to regroup the current evacuation areas according to their levels of radiation into three categories, like the area where residents will be able to return in the near future or the area where they may not be able to return for a long time. the value of real estate would depend on where they're located. tepco is waiting for the outcome of the government review and says it will come up with a specific standard in april at earliest. >> translator: i imagine everyone who had to flee their homes hope to receive compensation soon so they can get on with their lives. >> tr

. >> translator: his family received compensation from tepco, but tepco turned down compensation from the house and land. >> translator: tepco's compensation policy is so cold-hearted. i hate it. >> earlier, we spoke with nhk world's reporter covering the compensation issue. we provided simultaneous interpretation. >> translator: tepco said it will review the evacuation areas one year after the accident. they are planning to regroup the areas according to the levels of radiation in three categories. residents could return to one area and where they cannot return for a long time. tepco is waiting for the outcome of the government review and says it will come up with a specific standardin april at the earliest. the evacuees need a sizable sum of money to rebuild their lives among uncertainty. it is quite natural they demand early compensation for lost housing and land. to meet their needs, the government has set up a new organization, the center for settling disputes for nuclear accidents. the lawyers and judges listen to the claims of both victims and tepco and show a settlement plan t

but tepco did manage to capture pipes that are s partially rusted. a nuclear expert to give us his take on the more useful pictures. >> the coating inside the containment vessel might be peeling off in places after being exposed to high temperatures. but the images also tell us that the interior of the vessel suffered no major damage. >> what did tepco fall to find in the latest survey? >> the failure to locate the surface of the coolant water that was the main purpose of the survey. the camera took this virtual image inside the vessel. it is located four meters from the bottom of the vessel. tepco had expected it to be covered by water. >> is built in fuel in the reactor may not be submerged? >> tepco did collect other evidence during the survey to show that the fuel is being kept relatively cool. it measured the temperature inside the containment vessel for the first time during the survey. it was 44.7 degrees celsius. low enough to indicate the fuel is in cool and stable condition. a professor said tepco needed to continue to study the situation i

tepco expected it to be covered by water. tepco collected other evidence in the survey to show that the fuel is being kept relatively cool. it measured the temperature inside the containment vessel for the first time during the survey. it was 44.7 degrees celsius, low enough to indicate that fuel is in cool and stable condition. tepco needed to study the situation in the reactors to prepare for decommissioning work. >> translator: i believe the saying a picture is worth a thousand words. this survey was the first step for tepco to ascertain what's going on inside reactors rather than relying on assumption. >> getting a clear look inside the history is essential for tepco to develop a safe and efficient plan for decommissioning. it will attempt another inspection after developing a new type of camera that can go further inside and get a clearer view. >>> "newsline," the place to turn to for the latest on japan, post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami

now the government is demanding more say in how tepco runs its business. industry ministry has issued a warning to tepco saying the other than of the plant will not receive public money unless the government gets adequate voting rights in return. the government will not otherwise accept the business revival plan. tepco needs a large amount of public funds for compensation for nuclear disaster victims and for thermal power generation. >> translator: as long as i'm in charge, we will not accept any request for capital injection unless we get voting rights that reflect our amount of investment. >> he said after the meeting the comments cannot be taken lightly. but he added he is still opposed to the government's control. >> translator: the creativity of the private sector is indispensable. i think this is also important for a power company. >> tepco is likely to ask the government for about $13 billion to strengthen its capital base. this is more than its present capital of $11.5 billion. the government must assume management rights and responsibilities to co

tepco rearranged water pipes to cool the reactor more efficiently. the spokespersons say the two other thermometers read about 45 degrees. they say they don't know why only one shows higher temperatures. workers partially suspended the injection of cooling water during plumbing work in late january. the spokespersons say the procedure may have changed the way the water circulated inside the reactor. and they say that may have prevented the system from sufficiently cooling the nuclear fuel. >>> a staged arbitration body wants tepco to make advance payments to people effected by the fukushima nuclear accident before the final amount of compensation is decided. the arbitrator recommended monday that the utility should pay about $20,000 to a family of four. the family filed a complaint with the arbitrator saying they are unhappy with the proposed standard monthly payment of $1300. the family also says they are running out of money as the dispute remains unscld. the arbitrator is recommending advance payments because survivors need money to rebuild their

now the government is demanding more say in how tepco runs its business. the industry minister issued a warning to tepco, saying the owner of the crippled "nuclear watch" plant will not receive public money unless the government gets adequate voting rights in return. he told the tepco president on monday that the government will not otherwise accept the business revival plan the utility will be drawing up by the end of march. tepco needs a large amount of public funds for compensation for nuclear disaster victims and for thermal power generation. >> translator: as long as i am in charge, we will not accept any request for a capital injection unless we get sufficient voting rights that reflect our amount of investment. >> he said after the meeting that the comment cannot be taken lightly, but he added he is still opposed to the government's control. >> translator: the creativity of the private sector is indispensable. i think this is also important for a power company. >> tepco says meanwhile that it has been losing more money than it thought. the company s

now the government is demanding more say in how tepco runs the business. there was an warning issued saying the crippled plant will not receive more money unless they get adequate voting rights in return. on monday, the government will not otherwise accept the business revival plan. tepco needs a large amount of public funds for compensation for nuclear disaster victims and generation. >> translator: as long as i'm in charge, we will not ask for it unless we get rights for our amount of investments. >> after the meeting, endo's comments cannot be taken lightly, but he added he is opposed to the government's control. >> translator: the creativity of the private sector is indispensable. i think this is also important for a power company. >> tepco says meanwhile it has been losing more money than it thought. the company says it expects a net loss of $9 billion for the fiscal year that ends next month. that's about $1.2 billion more than the utility projected in november. tepco's electricity sales have been falling while the company is suffering special losses

but tepco's problems were only just beginning. to prevent further core damage plant workers began feeding seawater into the crippled reactors, but much of this highly rioactive water began to leak through cracks. >> apparently there are cracks in the containment and a large fraction of the water that they are feeding into the vessels is coming out into the basement of the reactor building. >> o'brien: and some of it made its way into the sea. >> they think there's a breach somewhere but they don't know where it is. they'll have to get to a situation where they can go in and decontaminate above the reactor and then they can get at what's inside. that's going to take a long ti. >> o'brien: four months after the disaster, i came to japan. along the sendai coast, people were cleaning up. the earthquake and tsunami had stripped whole towns from their foundations, killing an estimated 18,000 people. life is forever changed here. the big concern here remains the radioactive fallout from the fukushima nuclear explosions. people here are f

tepco said it began pumping more water into the plant on tuesday. it boosted the rate of injection to 13.5 tons per hour. the company says that the internal temperature at 5:00 a.m. wednesday had dropped 5.5 degrees from a day earlier. the current rate of injection is the highest since just after the crisis began last march. tepco says the temperature inside the reactor later rose slightly, but is still dropping overall. the utility cannot determine the precise situation inside the reactor or the cause of the temperature rise. it says it plans to maintain the current rate of water injection. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> leaders from japan and the united states are tryi

the report blames tepco for initially making things worse at the facility not better. tepco workers did not immediately switch to an alternative cooling system after realizing the emergency condenser was not working. then they took too long to start the venting procedure to avert a major crisis. the committee chairman says the investigation has revealed what was going on inside the prime minister's office and elsewhere at the time of the accident. the chairman also says japan's organizations are ill prepared to deal with the crisis, a problem that needs to be fixed as soon as possible. the independent panel also criticized the government because it did not know about a system to help predict the spread of radiation. developers say speedi can monitor radioactive material in the environment. the panel said the prime minister and his cabinet were not aware of speedi's existence. the document says they and four other ministers blamed ministry officials for not informing them. former chief cabinet secretary said he found out about the system in a media report several days a

tepco has been injecting more than ten tons of water for hour into the reactor. the firm says the temperature rise indicates that the flow of water may have changed direction after plumbing work was carried out disrupting the cooling system. but the utility says radioactivity has not been detected in gases around the reactor. tepco says it will increase the amount of water being inject into the reactor to see if it cools. the japanese government will start measuring radiation around the plant. government officials are ree vising the no fly zone over the site. no aircraft has been allowed within 20 kilometers of the plant since last march. helicopters will fly around the area at an altitude of about 300 meters. crews will collect air samples to measure radiation. the government has not set standards on radiation levels for no fly zones. government officials plan to revise an earlier decision based on data collected during these flights. japan's central government has decided to review how the country's power utilities cover their donations to localities that host

tepco began injecting more water into the reactor on monday. the utility further increased the amount of water by about 30% early tuesday morning to 13.5 tons per hour. so far tepco says the additional water has lowered the temperature by only a few degrees. the plant operator says plumbing work may have affected water flow inside reactor number two. tepco's aim is to keep the reactor in a state of cold shutdown. now this reactors the reactors internal temperature remains below 80 degrees. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. nuclear watch brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and the road ahead examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and the road ahead on "newsline." >> we have weather up next. >>> hi and welcome back. in japan the winter pattern is back. yet again another round of snowy and windy weather across much of the

it prompted tepco to inject more water into the reactor. the readings dropped temporarily, then started to rise again. they peaked at 82 degrees sunday afternoon. this is the first time a reading has exceeded 80 degrees since the government and tepco declared in december that the reactors had achieved cold shut down. tepco officials say two other thermometers installed tame height show temperatures around 35 degrees. and they say a study of air samples collected around the reactor shows no signs of nuclear criticality at the unit. workers are again increasing the volume of water into the reactor and looking into the cause, including a possible thermometer malfunction. company officials say they will carefully monitor the situation. >>> a document submitted showed the tokyo metropolitan area may have had to be evacuated. they didn't acknowledge existence of the document. the report was come period at the request of the prime minister at the time. the commission's chief says the document explains possible contingencies, following the fukushim

tepco said it began pumping more water into the plant on tuesday. it boosted the rate of injection to 13.5 tons per hour. the company says the internal temperature at 5:00 a.m. wednesday had dropped 5.5 degrees from a day earlier. the current rate of injection is the highest since just after the crisis began last march. tepco says a temperature inside the reactor rose slightly at 10:00 a.m. but is still dropping overall. the utility cannot determine the precise situation inside the reactor or the cause of the temperature rise. it says it plans to maintain the current rate of water injection. >>> more than 70% of japanese municipalities that host nuclear power plants are cautious about restarting their reactors. nhk surveyed 29 municipalities that host nuclear facilities, excluding those in fukushima prefecture. 51 of japan's 54 nuclear reactors are currently out of operation. restarting them would require the approval of local municipalities. five of them or 17% said they would give the go ahead for the reactors to resume operation. but 21 municipal

without that extra aid, tepco didrying delisting. it reported an $8 billion net loss in the third quarter. in some senses, no surprises there, simply because we know they've been dealing with the disaster and the heavy costs that have been involved in that. the government very much having to get behind tepco on this one. >>> now, elsewhere, shares of cameramaker olympus, those rose about 0.3% this monday. it will take more than that to off set the loss of $412 million that it is forecasting for the current fiscal year. the estimate exceeds analysts expectations and follows what has been a terrible chapter in this country's history. they were forced to admit a $1.4 billion fraud. questions were raised about the firm's accounting practices. the shares are worth only half of what they were before that scandal was exposed. bad news for all the japanese corporate sector. i'm afraid that bad news doesn't stop there for japan. new government data shows that the country's economy contracted in the fourth quarter, shrinking at an annualized r

tepco says it has found no damage to fuel rods in the number four reactor. tepco released underwater camera video at the number four reactor building. the utility says debris fell on the racks but caused no damage. visibilities is about five meters. the number four reactor was offline when a tsunami and earthquake disabled the plant last march. a hydrogen explosion blew off the roof and sent debris into the pool. the utility plans to further study the inside of the storage pool before removing debris and spent fuel rods. influential u.s. senator carl levin is welcoming the change of course for okinawa. the u.s. and japan have agreed to separate a plan to move thousands of marines from the plant relocate military base. levin chairs the u.s. senate armed services committee. the body oversees defense policy and spending. congress has limited funding for the transfer of marines from okinawa to guam from the budget. the move usa was part of a larger plan to relocate the marine corp. air station to another site in okinawa. many congressmen said local opposition ma

tepco says there is no correlation between the deaths and radiation exposure. but experts say that the work involves radiation which is invisible and radioactive substances making stress and anxiety levels very high. the work to decommission the reactor is to continue for at least 40 years. finding enough workers and managing their health including their psychological care is indeed a challenge. >> that was this week's nuclear watch. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. nuclear watch brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and the road ahead examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and the road ahead on "newsline." >> next we continue our series of special reports from vietnam. >> reporter: this week we're reporting on the challenges and opportunities facing central vietnam. we'll have a report on the burgeoning tourism market in just a moment.

tepco has been covering the pumps with sheets and wrapping insulation around the plumbing. last december, radiation contaminated water leaked into the ocean from a water treatment facility. sandbags were piled around this facility, giving the impression it was very much a bandaid measure. maintaining and managing these facilities is the great challenge to keeping the reactors cooled and preventing leakages of contaminated water. i saw that it was a very tough work site where workers are being exposed to radiation, which is invisible. i entered the site wearing protective gear and full face masks. although it was winter and hard to breathe. after an hour dressed like that, i was sweating. four workers died from heart attacks and acute leukemia. tepco says there's no correlation between the deaths and radiation exposures, but experts say the work involves radiation chis invisible and radioactive substances, making stress and anxiety levels very high. the work to decommission the reactor is to continue for at least 40 years. finding enough workers and managing their health, in

they filed documents which demand tepco pay about $5.5 million in compensation for the tainted land, evacuation, and mental suffering. futaba hosts the damaged plant, and all 7,000 residents have been displaced to various areas across the country. it was the first to file for government-backed mediation. they were not satisfied with the compensation scheme previously proposed by the plant operator. the town formed a team of defense lawyers in december to file for arbitration. >> translator: tepco should understand how we feel and accept our demands as soon as possible. >> they plan to file claims once a month for the evacuationyes that have produced documents. >>> major japanese milk producers say their products have passed the government safety standards for cesium. the government decided to tighten safety standards from april and consumer concerns about the nuclear accident at the fukushima power plant. under the new standards, milk will be allowed to contain 50 becquerels of cesium per kilogram, or one-quarter of the current permissible level. the japan dairy industry association

tepco has been injecting more than ten tons of water per hour into the reactor. spokespersons say the temperature rise indicates the flow of water may have changed direction after plumbing work was carried out, disrupting a cooling system. but they maintain radioactive xennan hasn't been detected in gases around the reactor, and that nuclear criticality is not taking place. they say workers will increase the amount of water injected into the reactor to see if it cools. now, the japanese government has decided to review donation practices at power companies. utilities donate money to projects where their plants are located. they then pass on the expense to consumers. but utilities aren't obliged to disclose how much or to whom they donate. nhk asked officials in 44 prefectures and municipalities how they felt about the issue. local governments got $2.1 billion from 12 nuclear plant operators and two related agencies since the construction of nuclear plants began in the late 1960s. local authorities can decide how to spend donated funds. they have invested the mone

tepco has been injecting more than ten tons of water per hour into the reactor. spokespersons say the temperature rise indicates the flow of water may have changed direction after plumbing work was carried out, disrupting a cooling system. but they maintain radioactive zen in hasn't been detected in gases around the reactor, and that nuclear criticality is not taking place. they say workers will increase the amount of water injected into the reactor to see if it cools. now, the japanese government has decided to review donation practices at power companies. utilities donate money to projects where their plants are located. they then pass on the expense to consumers. but utilities aren't obliged to disclose how much or to whom they donate. nhk asked officials in 44 prefectures and municipalities how they felt about the issue. local governments got $2.1 billion from 12 nuclear plant operators and two related agencies since the construction of nuclear plants began in the late 1960s. local authorities can decide highway to spend donated funds. they have invested the

tepco had been struggling to deal with rising temperatures inside the reactor. a thermometer at the bottom of the reactor read 35 degrees celcius on january 27th, but rose to over 70 degrees on sunday. the cause is unknown, and two other thermometers inside the reactor registered little change. it began pumping more water into the plant on tuesday. it boosted the rate of injection to 13.5 tons per hour. the company says that the internal temperature at 5:00 a.m. wednesday had dropped 5.5 degrees from a day earlier. the current rate of injection is the highest since after the crisis began last march. the temperature inside the reactor later rose slightly but is still dropping overall. the utility cannot determine the precise situation inside the reactor or the cause of the temperature rise. it says it plans to maintain the current rate of water injection. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fall out from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" and "the roa

tepco released underwater video at the number four reactor building. the video shows debris fell on to the rack containing the spent fuel rods, but caused no damage. the company says visibility is about five meters. the number four reactor was offline when an aert quake and tsunami disabled the plant last march. however ark hydrogen explosion blew off the roof and sent wreckage into the storage pool make it difficult to assess is condition of the contents. the utility plans to study the inside of the storage pool before removing debris. influential u.s. senator carl levin is backing the change of course for okinawa. the u.s. and japan have agreed to separate a plant to move personnel from a military base. levin chairs the u.s. senate armed services committee. the body oversees defense spending. congress has limited funding for the transfer of marines from okinawa to guam from the budget. the move was part of a larger plan to relocate the air force to another site in okinawa. many congressmen said local opposition made the relocation unfeasible. japanes

. >> no question that tepco, the power company, was primary to blame.e unprepared for this complicated nuclear accident. >> reporter: unprepared for a power failure and without the electricity, the cores of the reactor couldn't stay cool, triggering explosions and meltdowns. the government's own regulators failed to have an plrj plan in a magnitude 9 earthquake struck. with the sketchy reports the government began to fear the worst, a massive cloud of radiation would cover entire tokyo region and force the evacuation of 35 million people. >> they believe we are very much close to this worst-case scenario. >> reporter: in desperation the government discussed sending in a suicide squad, men over 65. he said he'd lead the team. terrified doesn't begin to describe how we felt. months later i was overwhelmed by our inability. the radiation is still too high for residents to return, and clean-up of the plant is forecast to take 40 years. lucy craft, cbs news, tokyo. >>> a cruise ship stranded in a pirate invested region off the indian ocean is being pulled to

the report pointed the finger at the plant's operator, tokyo electric >> no question question that tepco is were punishingly unprepared for this complicated nuclear accident. >> reporter: unprepared, says the report, for a power failure. and without electricity the cores of the reactors couldn't stay cool triggering explosions and meltdowns. the report also blames the government's own regulators for failing to have an emergency plan if a magnitude nine earthquake struck. with only sketchy reports from the plant, the government began to fear the worst: a massive cloud of radiation would cover the entire tokyo region and force the evacuation of 30 million people. >> and they believed that we are very much close to this worst-case scenario. >> reporter: in desperation, the government discussed sending in what they called a suicide squad-- men over 65 years old to assess the damaged plant. fukuyama said he'd lead the team. terrified doesn't begin to describe how we felt, he said. "months later when we learned the reactors had, in fact, melted down i was overwhelmed by you are inability." a n

tepco is continually challenges finding more space for the water.s at the power plant. >> beforehand, i used to tell people the power plant was safe. i feel very sorry i ever said that. she also lived here, in tomayoka. she's now anie evacuee, uncertain when or if she can ever return home. a year later, she and 78,000 others are a legacy of this accident, paying the price when nuclear energy goes wrong. cnn, at the fukushima puck leer plant. >> thank you. >>> three kids now dead from that ohio school shooting, two other kids wounded, one community devastated. coming up next, we're going to speak to a radio gdeejay who wa on the air struggling to understand why. stay with us. they've been commd to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ a living, breathing intelligence that is helping business rethink how to

experts say tepco shouldn't stick to conventional way of payments not to discourage victims. tip coshould try to understand the situation for the victims and figure it out quickly to get rid of fears and lead a normal life again. the government should also come up with more support programs that make it easy for victims to find new homes and jobs. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post me have march 11th. we have two segments. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines the efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and "the road ahead" on "newsline". >>> a japanese think tank says china is strengthening its military capabilities to protect and expand its maritime interests. it asserts that china is obliged to explain the reasons for intensifies the marine activities to neighboring nations, and the international community. the national institute for defense studies released on friday a report on china's recent rapid military buildup. the report says c