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Japan sends robots in to stricken nuclear plant
Updated: 2011-04-18 13:30
(Xinhua)
TOKYO - Nuclear safety officials say the first radiation measurements taken inside two reactor buildings at Japan's crisis-stricken nuclear plant show a harsh environment but not one that will be impossible for humans to work in.
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He said the radiation would not delay progress toward achieving a cold shutdown of the plant within nine months.
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