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Russia citizens are not in danger in Japan, Russian embassy
TOKYO, March 21 (Itar-Tass) - There is almost no real threat at
present to the health and lives of Russian citizens in Japan, the efforts of local authorities on the Fukushima-1 emergency nuclear power plant that was hit by tsunami have yielded the first encouraging results, press attache of the Russian Embassy in Tokyo Sergei Yasenev told Itar-Tass on Monday.
"The situation in the Northeast of Japan," he said, "is gradually
stabilising." "Measures taken by the country's authorities to prevent the adverse scenario at the emergency Fukushima-1 NPP have started to yield the first encouraging results. As of today, there is practically no real threat to the health and the more so, lives of Russian citizens staying outside the zone adjacent to the plant."
"A telephone hotline continues to operate at the Russian Embassy to Japan, however, less and less calls have been made at it in recent days - the same as the number of those wishing to urgently return to their homeland is decreasing," said the diplomat. "Only about twenty people have gathered for today's flight of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) of Russia - from Tokyo to Khabarovsk at 17:00 (11:00) MSK," he added.
"There are many non-booked seats for regular flights of Aeroflot and Vladivostok Avia on all available routes, including to Moscow and
Khabarovsk," the press attache added.
Yasenev said earlier that on Friday, the Ilyushin- Il-62 plane of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations took off from Tokyo's Narita international airport at about 16:00, local time (10:00, Moscow time). The plane was evacuating 64 passengers to the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk. The flight was delayed so that tardy passengers could get on board. According to Yasenev, the embassy and the emergencies ministry considered organising additional fights for Russian passengers wishing to leave Japan. The diplomat said that two more flights were expected the next day.
The Fukushima-1 NPP, often referred to as Fukushima Daiichi, is a
nuclear power plant located in the town of Okuma in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, first commissioned in 1971. The plant consists of six boiling water reactors. These light water reactors drive electrical generators with a combined power of 4.7 GWe, making Fukushima-1 one of the 15 largest nuclear power stations in the world. Fukushima-1 was the first nuclear plant to be constructed and run entirely by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The plant suffered major damage from the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, disabling the reactor cooling systems and triggering a widespread evacuation surrounding the plant. The Fukushima-2 NPP, 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) to the south, is also run by TEPCO.
present to the health and lives of Russian citizens in Japan, the efforts of local authorities on the Fukushima-1 emergency nuclear power plant that was hit by tsunami have yielded the first encouraging results, press attache of the Russian Embassy in Tokyo Sergei Yasenev told Itar-Tass on Monday.
"The situation in the Northeast of Japan," he said, "is gradually
stabilising." "Measures taken by the country's authorities to prevent the adverse scenario at the emergency Fukushima-1 NPP have started to yield the first encouraging results. As of today, there is practically no real threat to the health and the more so, lives of Russian citizens staying outside the zone adjacent to the plant."
"A telephone hotline continues to operate at the Russian Embassy to Japan, however, less and less calls have been made at it in recent days - the same as the number of those wishing to urgently return to their homeland is decreasing," said the diplomat. "Only about twenty people have gathered for today's flight of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) of Russia - from Tokyo to Khabarovsk at 17:00 (11:00) MSK," he added.
"There are many non-booked seats for regular flights of Aeroflot and Vladivostok Avia on all available routes, including to Moscow and
Khabarovsk," the press attache added.
Yasenev said earlier that on Friday, the Ilyushin- Il-62 plane of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations took off from Tokyo's Narita international airport at about 16:00, local time (10:00, Moscow time). The plane was evacuating 64 passengers to the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk. The flight was delayed so that tardy passengers could get on board. According to Yasenev, the embassy and the emergencies ministry considered organising additional fights for Russian passengers wishing to leave Japan. The diplomat said that two more flights were expected the next day.
The Fukushima-1 NPP, often referred to as Fukushima Daiichi, is a
nuclear power plant located in the town of Okuma in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, first commissioned in 1971. The plant consists of six boiling water reactors. These light water reactors drive electrical generators with a combined power of 4.7 GWe, making Fukushima-1 one of the 15 largest nuclear power stations in the world. Fukushima-1 was the first nuclear plant to be constructed and run entirely by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The plant suffered major damage from the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, disabling the reactor cooling systems and triggering a widespread evacuation surrounding the plant. The Fukushima-2 NPP, 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) to the south, is also run by TEPCO.
