Masao Yoshida,Fukushima Nuclear Chief Dies of Cancer Tuesday July 9,2013

Masao Yoshida, the Fukushima nuclear chief ( led efforts to stabilise the crippled plant after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami)who had been suffering from oesophagal cancer died on Tuesday July 9,2013 in a Tokyo hospital at the age of 58


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Masao Yoshida, a Tokyo-educated nuclear engineer, was chief of Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant at the time of the disaster in March 2011 when the tsunami swamped the plant, knocking out cooling systems to the reactors, which subsequently melted down.
Masao Yoshida remained on site with a small team to try to bring the plant under control.
On 12 March, he ignored an order from top-level officials to stop pumping sea water into one of the reactors - actions that were subsequently seen as having prevented the situation from getting even worse