Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 15, 2011, shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Dec. 16 the plant has achieved a stable state of cold shutdown, nine months after the outbreak of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.

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