Visitors flock to plant despite risk
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="blanketed">blanketed</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="swarming">swarming</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="colder">colder</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="prefectural">prefectural</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="March">March</span> 11, 2011, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="struck">struck</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 20 <span word="km">km</span> "<span word="no">no</span>-<span word="go">go</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>" <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span>, <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="checkpoints">checkpoints</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entrances">entrances</span>.</p><p>"<span word="So">So</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span>, <span word="right">right</span>?" <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Osaka">Osaka</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="chatted">chatted</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span>.</p><p><span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="J">J</span>-<span word="Village">Village</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="no">no</span>-<span word="go">go</span>" <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="lodging">lodging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="calm">calm</span>. <span word="Employees">Employees</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="processed">processed</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guarded">guarded</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>. <span word="Visitors">Visitors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="photographers">photographers</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="filming">filming</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>.</p>
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