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Nervous Japan MP drinks water from Fukushima n-plant
Tuesday November 01, 2011 05:37:25 PM,
V.S. Karnic, IANS
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Tokyo: A Japanese MP
became nervous and his hands shook as he drank water collected
from near the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in a bid to
prove it was safe.
Yasuhiro Sonoda, who works as the cabinet office's parliamentary
spokesman, drank the water taken from puddles under two reactor
buildings during a televised news conference after reporters
challenged him, BBC reported.
Journalists have repeatedly queried the safety of the water there.
"Just drinking doesn't mean safety has been confirmed. Presenting
data to the public is the best way," Sonoda said.
Government officials say they are confident over the plant's
safety, and have invited journalists to visit the site Nov 12.
It would be the first time journalists tour the area since the
March 11 earthquake and tsunami that wrecked the plant, causing
partial meltdown in three reactors.
A 20-km exclusion zone is still in force around the plant, and
thousands of people have abandoned their homes.
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