Fukushima 50

While we are still involved in the fantasy of cricket world cup and all fun of holi.There s other side of the world which is still in the grasp and fear of a Nuclear catastrophy.50 courageous men with honor in their heart are now sitting in Fukushima plant for the lives of thousands of their countrymen. They know that they will die and that will make them immortal.

It’s been over a week since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, inflicting serious loss of life and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. The Japanese people, together with support and compassion from the global community, are beginning what will be a long recovery process

Two weeks into Japan's nuclear crisis, a daily drama continues to unfold amid the crumbled walls and tangled pipes of the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant

Working in bulky suits, exposed to unseen radiation, the quiet heroes of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami toil amid evacuations and plumes of radioactive smoke to try to keep the plant's reactors from melting down and spreading more radiation into the Japanese countryside.
The earthquake knocked out electricity to the plant, which houses six nuclear reactors, and its cooling system. The tsunami that followed wiped out diesel generators that provided backup power. Without electricity to operate pumps that keep water flowing over the nuclear fuel, water in the reactor cores and spent fuel pools boiled away, exposing the fuel, which melted and caught fire. That caused hydrogen explosions and released radiation, which has shown up in drinking water, food and industrial goods exported to other countries.

As they work, family members — many evacuated from tsunami-ravaged homes or because of the nuclear threat — worry and pray.




"It aches my heart to imagine that in that cramped space, wearing protective clothing and masks, unable to move freely and suffocating, my former colleagues, boss and my cousin are still working so hard and so desperately to not expand any more damage," Isao Sasakawa, a former worker at the Fukushima plant, writes on his blog. "I earnestly hope somehow a miracle happens and hope they all come back safely."


Two workers have gone missing and 25 have been hurt or overexposed to radiation
The latest injuries were reported Thursday, two workers were sent to the hospital after their legs were contaminated with radiation, indicating the facility remains dangerous. All the worker s Have concern s for their homeless family out there but they have locked all the ties for and are concentrated to save thousand s of families

"Anybody that voluntarily enters a situation that puts their lives on the line can be called a hero, and those workers certainly meet that definition"
There s no other way to say it, but this is like suicide fighters in a war,it s said that the radiation inside is so lethal that it is five times what plant workers normally are allowed in a year.It's said that it can melt your bone's gradually within weeks .Many bone marrow specialist s have been called out to treat the worker s soon after their work is completed

"This is a test to us Japanese people, to see if we can handle the situation without flying off the handle"



Here are some of the discussions found in blog's and tweets.

A tweeter, who goes by Gyoku_tama, or Jade, wrote on March 13, after one of the plant's first explosions: "My Dad works there. ... Is he safe?"

Later that day, the tweeter described a phone call from her father: "He said, 'I have no choice but to stay. Be ready for whatever happens.' I was always aware of the nature of his job, and I've been always told the same thing, but never took it seriously."

On the third day, she wrote: "Dad contacted me, telling me he would start getting into work risking his life. He told me to pray that a miracle happens. Please pray everyone. I don't want him to go."

On some Japanese blogs that picked up her tweets, readers left messages of prayer and hope, Forster says. More than 100 people retweeted Gyoku_tama's messages, adding their own.

"Sincere appreciation to the father and his family," wrote amneris84. "I pray for his safety."

Forster says she too was moved. "It brings me to tears because I feel her pain," she says.

Forster was on vacation with her husband and 1-year-old daughter in Miyagi Prefecture on the Japanese east coast on March 10, a day before the earthquake struck. They left a day early to visit her mother in Yokohama, and rode out the quake there.

Two days later, she and her family heard reports that a nuclear plant was in danger. She returned to Brooklyn on March 14. Family members she left behind now talk of the workers and their courage.

"We feel so bad (for them), and for their families too," she says. "We are also very thankful they are working very hard. Without these workers, the situation would be even worse."

In a culture in which workers often stay at the same company for life, Forster says she's not surprised to see employees of the plant be extremely dedicated to their jobs. "Gyoku_tama's father says, 'I have no choice,' " Forster says, "because he feels a responsibility to the company."
Conditions 'highly stressful'


I sincerely honor those fighters who are risking their lives at the battlefield
I hope their sacrifice will not go in vain.Heroes are born when the world need s them.Not everyone can do what these people are doing.They are playing with their lives for the life of their countrymen.Let s hope these brave men will come out Successfull.Japan is a country that can make anything happen.