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The station "Fukushima" in Japan
Photographer agency «Associated Press» David Guttenfelder, along with other journalists, was allowed to go inside the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the first time after the object hit by 12marta occurred in Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Eight months later, the station is still practically in ruins. Many truck turned over under the onslaught of water, and have remained at the entrances to the plant. Everywhere gravel and broken bricks. Water covers vast areas once immaculate campus.
Tens of thousands of people who lived far away from the first power plant, will never be able to return home. And just as Hiroshima and Nagasaki became the embodiment of utter horror of nuclear weapons, Fukushima embodied the potential danger of nuclear power.
However, the situation is gradually improving, Japanese officials say. It took a long time to stabilize the power plant for the Saturday visits of journalists, including representatives of the Japanese and international media - including the agency «Associated Press».
1. A worker carries her things, passing of time residential buildings constructed for workers in J-Village, a soccer complex, currently serving as the base of operations for those conducting repairs work in the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, November 11, 2011.
2. A member of "Tokyo Electric Power Co." climbs up the stairs near the temporary housing built for workers in the J-Village, a soccer complex, currently serving as the base of operations for those conducting repair work on the damaged by the tsunami nuclear Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, November 11, 2011.
3. Working in the rain waiting for the bus in the J-Village 11 November 2011.
4. The workers leave the J-Village on Friday, November 11, 2011.
5. Bus, responsible for the transport of workers passes by parking at the J-Village, Friday, November 11, 2011.
6. Men dressing room, where workers leave their street clothes before you change into protective clothing to J-Village, November 11, 2011. The inscription on the yellow ribbon reads: "No Trespassing
7. The workers are waiting for their turn to pass protective clothing in J-Village after the end of the working day.
8. The workers stand in line to get a special protective clothing in J-Village, Fukushima nuclear power plant, 11 November 2011.
9. The workers receive protective clothing November 11, 2011
10. A temporary office, where workers get their protective suits, masks and gloves in the J-Village, on the tsunami damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan.
11. Men are sorted and cleaned masks to J-Village
12. Sorting and cleaning of protective masks in the J-Village
13. Work on disinfecting face masks.
14. Two men in white protective suits check workers in blue suits, the post test levels of radiation in the J-Village to the Fukushima November 11, 2011.
15. Workers remove protective clothing in the post test levels of radiation in the J-Village
16. An employee comes out of the camera, check the level of exposure after he took off his protective suit in the J-Village
17. An employee is tested for exposure after he took off his protective suit
18. Employee station, on the left coming out of the camera, check the level of the right is an employee of the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co.».
19. Two workers are sent to the control center level of exposure, which is in the sports hall of the football complex of J-Village. The Company "Tokyo Electric Power Co." struggling to eliminate the consequences of the worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.
20. Authenticated exposure workers in J-Village, November 11, 2011.
21. Piles of protective clothing worn by workers within the contaminated "exclusion zone»
22. An employee of the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co." looking at piles of protective clothing
23. Workers in protective clothing and masks at the center of checking the level of radiation in the J-Village
24. Workers in protective suits come into the center of checking the level of radiation in the J-Village.
25. Workers in protective suits are arriving by bus to J-Village, 11 November 2011.
26. Man sends vehicles in the center of decontamination radiation in J-Village 11 November 2011
27. A man is tested for radiation after arrival at the center of decontamination vehicles in J-Village, Fukushima, Japan, Friday, November 11, 2011.
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30. Workers in the canteen queue up at the end of the day after his return to the soccer complex J-Village, 11 November 2011.
31. Workers eat the soup at the end of the working day at the base of J-Village
32. Workers wearing protective suits and masks, expect the building to J-Village,
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34. Employees of the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco) and the workers expect the bus to J-Village on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
35. Abandoned fields and buildings in the contaminated exclusion zone in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant Fukushima. The photo was taken from a window of the bus near the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
36. deserted streets in the territory contaminated exclusion zone in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant Fukushima. The photo was taken from a window of the bus near the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
37. Abandoned homes in the territory contaminated exclusion zone in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant Fukushima. The photo was taken from a window of the bus near the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
38. The representative of the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (TEPCO), dressed in a protective suit and mask, speaks to the delegation of journalists on their way to Fukushima, Japan
39. Japanese officials dressed in protective suits and masks, go to the back of the bus, while the second bus with Japanese officials and journalists follow them through the exclusion zone 12 November 2011.
40. An official from the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco), left, and an unidentified man, both in protective suits and masks, passing bus in the tsunami-hit Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011 .
41. Officials from the company "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco) and the Japanese journalists are looking at building a nuclear power plant of Fukushima from the bus window, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan,
42. Officials from the company "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco) and Japanese journalists look out from the window of the bus, while the operating nuclear power plant "Fukushima»
43. The fourth unit of the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", photographed through a window of the bus.
44. View of the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
45. The men, dressed in protective suits and masks, are working in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami nuclear power plant "Fukushima", 12 November 2011. Representatives of the media for the first time admitted to the territory of a nuclear power plant after more than eight months after the disaster.
46. The fourth unit of the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", photographed through a window of the bus.
47. Officials from the company "Tokyo Electric Power Co." and Japanese journalists pass by the newly built dam near the nuclear power plant "Fukushima" November 12, 2011.
48. Nuclear power plant "Fukushima", photographed through the window of November 12, 2011.
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51. The fifth and sixth nuclear power plant "Fukushima" can be seen through the window of a bus in Futaba, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
Goshi Hosono 52. Minister of Environment of Japan, to the right of the center, welcomed the officials of the company "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco), pictured left, in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima "Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
53. Employees working in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
54. Red emergency telephones on the desk in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, 12 November 2011. Before employees Goshi Hosono station made, the Minister of Environment of Japan.
55. The Minister of Environment of Japan, Goshi Hosono, speaking to workers in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
56. The workers were listening to the Minister of the Environment of Japan, Goshi Hosono, in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
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59. Red emergency telephones on the desk in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, 12 November 2011. Before employees Goshi Hosono station made, the Minister of Environment of Japan.
60. The Minister of Environment of Japan, Goshi Hosono, welcomed the officials and employees of the "Tokyo Electric Power Co." in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011 year.
61. Members of the media, dressed in protective suits, conduct an interview with Japan's Minister of the Environment, Goshi Hosono, chief of the nuclear power plant "Fukushima" Masao Yoshida, in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima" Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
62. An official from the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co." in a protective plastic shoes in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
63. Work takes control of the level of exposure at the entrance to the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
64. Workers in protective suits gather near their lockers in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
65. Workers in protective suits and masks in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
66. Workers in protective suits gather near their lockers in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
67. Workers in protective suits and masks are expected at the entrance to the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
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Eight months later, the station is still practically in ruins. Many truck turned over under the onslaught of water, and have remained at the entrances to the plant. Everywhere gravel and broken bricks. Water covers vast areas once immaculate campus.
Tens of thousands of people who lived far away from the first power plant, will never be able to return home. And just as Hiroshima and Nagasaki became the embodiment of utter horror of nuclear weapons, Fukushima embodied the potential danger of nuclear power.
However, the situation is gradually improving, Japanese officials say. It took a long time to stabilize the power plant for the Saturday visits of journalists, including representatives of the Japanese and international media - including the agency «Associated Press».
1. A worker carries her things, passing of time residential buildings constructed for workers in J-Village, a soccer complex, currently serving as the base of operations for those conducting repairs work in the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, November 11, 2011.
2. A member of "Tokyo Electric Power Co." climbs up the stairs near the temporary housing built for workers in the J-Village, a soccer complex, currently serving as the base of operations for those conducting repair work on the damaged by the tsunami nuclear Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, November 11, 2011.
3. Working in the rain waiting for the bus in the J-Village 11 November 2011.
4. The workers leave the J-Village on Friday, November 11, 2011.
5. Bus, responsible for the transport of workers passes by parking at the J-Village, Friday, November 11, 2011.
6. Men dressing room, where workers leave their street clothes before you change into protective clothing to J-Village, November 11, 2011. The inscription on the yellow ribbon reads: "No Trespassing
7. The workers are waiting for their turn to pass protective clothing in J-Village after the end of the working day.
8. The workers stand in line to get a special protective clothing in J-Village, Fukushima nuclear power plant, 11 November 2011.
9. The workers receive protective clothing November 11, 2011
10. A temporary office, where workers get their protective suits, masks and gloves in the J-Village, on the tsunami damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan.
11. Men are sorted and cleaned masks to J-Village
12. Sorting and cleaning of protective masks in the J-Village
13. Work on disinfecting face masks.
14. Two men in white protective suits check workers in blue suits, the post test levels of radiation in the J-Village to the Fukushima November 11, 2011.
15. Workers remove protective clothing in the post test levels of radiation in the J-Village
16. An employee comes out of the camera, check the level of exposure after he took off his protective suit in the J-Village
17. An employee is tested for exposure after he took off his protective suit
18. Employee station, on the left coming out of the camera, check the level of the right is an employee of the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co.».
19. Two workers are sent to the control center level of exposure, which is in the sports hall of the football complex of J-Village. The Company "Tokyo Electric Power Co." struggling to eliminate the consequences of the worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.
20. Authenticated exposure workers in J-Village, November 11, 2011.
21. Piles of protective clothing worn by workers within the contaminated "exclusion zone»
22. An employee of the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co." looking at piles of protective clothing
23. Workers in protective clothing and masks at the center of checking the level of radiation in the J-Village
24. Workers in protective suits come into the center of checking the level of radiation in the J-Village.
25. Workers in protective suits are arriving by bus to J-Village, 11 November 2011.
26. Man sends vehicles in the center of decontamination radiation in J-Village 11 November 2011
27. A man is tested for radiation after arrival at the center of decontamination vehicles in J-Village, Fukushima, Japan, Friday, November 11, 2011.
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30. Workers in the canteen queue up at the end of the day after his return to the soccer complex J-Village, 11 November 2011.
31. Workers eat the soup at the end of the working day at the base of J-Village
32. Workers wearing protective suits and masks, expect the building to J-Village,
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34. Employees of the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco) and the workers expect the bus to J-Village on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
35. Abandoned fields and buildings in the contaminated exclusion zone in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant Fukushima. The photo was taken from a window of the bus near the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
36. deserted streets in the territory contaminated exclusion zone in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant Fukushima. The photo was taken from a window of the bus near the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
37. Abandoned homes in the territory contaminated exclusion zone in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant Fukushima. The photo was taken from a window of the bus near the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
38. The representative of the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (TEPCO), dressed in a protective suit and mask, speaks to the delegation of journalists on their way to Fukushima, Japan
39. Japanese officials dressed in protective suits and masks, go to the back of the bus, while the second bus with Japanese officials and journalists follow them through the exclusion zone 12 November 2011.
40. An official from the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco), left, and an unidentified man, both in protective suits and masks, passing bus in the tsunami-hit Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011 .
41. Officials from the company "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco) and the Japanese journalists are looking at building a nuclear power plant of Fukushima from the bus window, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan,
42. Officials from the company "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco) and Japanese journalists look out from the window of the bus, while the operating nuclear power plant "Fukushima»
43. The fourth unit of the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", photographed through a window of the bus.
44. View of the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
45. The men, dressed in protective suits and masks, are working in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami nuclear power plant "Fukushima", 12 November 2011. Representatives of the media for the first time admitted to the territory of a nuclear power plant after more than eight months after the disaster.
46. The fourth unit of the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", photographed through a window of the bus.
47. Officials from the company "Tokyo Electric Power Co." and Japanese journalists pass by the newly built dam near the nuclear power plant "Fukushima" November 12, 2011.
48. Nuclear power plant "Fukushima", photographed through the window of November 12, 2011.
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51. The fifth and sixth nuclear power plant "Fukushima" can be seen through the window of a bus in Futaba, Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
Goshi Hosono 52. Minister of Environment of Japan, to the right of the center, welcomed the officials of the company "Tokyo Electric Power Co.» (Tepco), pictured left, in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima "Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
53. Employees working in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
54. Red emergency telephones on the desk in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, 12 November 2011. Before employees Goshi Hosono station made, the Minister of Environment of Japan.
55. The Minister of Environment of Japan, Goshi Hosono, speaking to workers in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
56. The workers were listening to the Minister of the Environment of Japan, Goshi Hosono, in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
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59. Red emergency telephones on the desk in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, 12 November 2011. Before employees Goshi Hosono station made, the Minister of Environment of Japan.
60. The Minister of Environment of Japan, Goshi Hosono, welcomed the officials and employees of the "Tokyo Electric Power Co." in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011 year.
61. Members of the media, dressed in protective suits, conduct an interview with Japan's Minister of the Environment, Goshi Hosono, chief of the nuclear power plant "Fukushima" Masao Yoshida, in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima" Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
62. An official from the company, "Tokyo Electric Power Co." in a protective plastic shoes in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
63. Work takes control of the level of exposure at the entrance to the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
64. Workers in protective suits gather near their lockers in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
65. Workers in protective suits and masks in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
66. Workers in protective suits gather near their lockers in the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
67. Workers in protective suits and masks are expected at the entrance to the operations center in the affected by the earthquake and tsunami eight months ago, the nuclear power plant "Fukushima", Japan, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
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