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Workers repair the railway tracks damaged by the March 11 earthquake in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP/Yukie Nomura)

Victims watch Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on TV in a live broadcast at an evacuation center at Kawamata, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday March 15, 2011. In a nationally televised statement, Kan said radiation has spread from the three reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in one of the hardest-hit provinces in Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

Victims watch Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on TV in a live broadcast at an evacuation center at Kawamata, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday March 15, 2011. In a nationally televised statement, Kan said radiation has spread from the three reactors of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in one of the ...


This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility in Japan on Monday, March 14, 2011. Authorities are strugging to prevent the catastrophic release of radiation in the area devastated by a tsunami.

This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility in Japan on Monday, March 14, 2011. Authorities are strugging to prevent the catastrophic release of radiation in the area devastated by a tsunami.


Evacuees rest in a shelter in Soma city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the country's north east coast. On top of the losses of family and friends along with property, evacuees in the area are now faced with the fears of radiation contamination from damaged nuclear facilities near by.

Evacuees rest in a shelter in Soma city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the country's north east coast. On top of the losses of family and friends along with property, evacuees in the area are now faced with the ...


Residents in Iwaki, northern Japan evacuate after the news of a third explosion at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power, Tuesday, March 15, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

Residents in Iwaki, northern Japan evacuate after the news of a third explosion at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power, Tuesday, March 15, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.


A survivor of the tsunami that swept through his village of Saito, in northeastern Japan, retells the story to a rescue team that arrived to search the area Monday, March 14, 2011. Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed thousands.

A survivor of the tsunami that swept through his village of Saito, in northeastern Japan, retells the story to a rescue team that arrived to search the area Monday, March 14, 2011. Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, ...


A Japanese rescue team member walks through the completely leveled village of Saito in northeastern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011. Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed thousands.

A Japanese rescue team member walks through the completely leveled village of Saito in northeastern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011. Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis ...


Workers remove the rubble in the earthquake and flood het area Monday, March 14, 2011 in Kesennuma, northern Japan following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

Workers remove the rubble in the earthquake and flood het area Monday, March 14, 2011 in Kesennuma, northern Japan following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.


A fishing boat sits inland in Kesennuma, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

A fishing boat sits inland in Kesennuma, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.


People carry the body of a victim through debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi, northern Japan Tuesday, March 15, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

People carry the body of a victim through debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi, northern Japan Tuesday, March 15, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.


Boy carries bottles of water amid debris in Kesennuma, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

Boy carries bottles of water amid debris in Kesennuma, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.


People walk to receive water supply through a street with the rubble Monday March 14, 2011 in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

People walk to receive water supply through a street with the rubble Monday March 14, 2011 in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.


A Japanese rescue team member walks through the completely leveled village of Saito in northeastern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011. Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed thousands.

A Japanese rescue team member walks through the completely leveled village of Saito in northeastern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011. Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis ...


Firefighters shift through a devastated area in Kesennuma, northern Japan Tuesday, March 15, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

Firefighters shift through a devastated area in Kesennuma, northern Japan Tuesday, March 15, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.


People rest at an evacuation center at Tome Junior High School in Tome for about 300 evacuees from  the tsunami-torn town of Minamisanriku in Tome in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 20, 2011 following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

People rest at an evacuation center at Tome Junior High School in Tome for about 300 evacuees from the tsunami-torn town of Minamisanriku in Tome in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 20, 2011 following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.


Two boys look at a devastated area in Onagawa, northern Japan, Sunday, March 20, 2011, after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Two boys look at a devastated area in Onagawa, northern Japan, Sunday, March 20, 2011, after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.


A building damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami stands still in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Sunday, March 20, 2011.

A building damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami stands still in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Sunday, March 20, 2011.


Rescue workers prepare to carry Jin Abe, 16, to a hospital in  Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, after he and his grandmother Sumi, 80, were rescued Sunday, March 20, 2011. They were rescued when Jin Abe is able to pull himself out of their flattened two-story home Sunday, nine days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Rescue workers prepare to carry Jin Abe, 16, to a hospital in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, after he and his grandmother Sumi, 80, were rescued Sunday, March 20, 2011. They were rescued when Jin Abe is able to pull himself out of their flattened two-story home Sunday, nine days after ...


An elderly person who lives in a house about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, is transferred to receive a medical check and will be transferred to a hospital later,  in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami-destroyed city of  Minamisoma, northern Japan Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

An elderly person who lives in a house about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, is transferred to receive a medical check and will be transferred to a hospital later, in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami-destroyed city of Minamisoma, northern Japan Tuesday, March 22, 2011.


Search and rescue team members look for survivors at Minamisanrikucho, northeastern Japan, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, after the March 11 earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit the country’s northeast coast.

Search and rescue team members look for survivors at Minamisanrikucho, northeastern Japan, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, after the March 11 earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit the country’s northeast coast.


In this photo taken Friday, March 11, 2011, an aerial view shows vehicles washed away by an earthquake triggered tsunami in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. The country's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday.

In this photo taken Friday, March 11, 2011, an aerial view shows vehicles washed away by an earthquake triggered tsunami in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. The country's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday.


Workers repair the railway tracks damaged by the March 11 earthquake in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 21, 2011.

Workers repair the railway tracks damaged by the March 11 earthquake in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 21, 2011.