Despite the Japanese PM's optimistic assessment of Fukushima, experts have new worries about the plant's recovery

Richard Schiffman guardian.co.uk, Monday 7 May 2012 22.16 BST

In December, Japan's prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, declared that "a cold shutdown" had been achieved and that the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was now over. "Today, we have reached a great milestone", Noda told the Japanese people in a televised address. "The reactors are stable, which should resolve one big cause of concern for us all."

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