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epa03125398 Member of the media, escorted by TEPCO employees, wearing Tyvex protective suits and masks look at the Number three and Number four reactor buildings of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, north east of Tokyo, Japan, 28 February, 2012. Members of the media were allowed into the plant on February 28 ahead of the 1-year anniversary of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake. The accidents is second nuclear disaster, which triggered by the March 11 tsunami hitting northern Japan, since the world's worst nuclear crisis in Chernobyl. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA / POOL
epa03125398 Member of the media, escorted by TEPCO employees, wearing Tyvex protective suits and masks look at the Number three and Number four reactor buildings of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, north east of Tokyo, Japan, 28 February, 2012. Members of the media were allowed into the plant on February 28 ahead of the 1-year anniversary of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake. The accidents is second nuclear disaster, which triggered by the March 11 tsunami hitting northern Japan, since the world's worst nuclear crisis in Chernobyl. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA / POOLKIMIMASA MAYAMA / Pool via EPA

AP reports: Nearly a year after it suffered multiple meltdowns, the tsunami-hit Japanese nuclear plant is in shambles, barely running on a patchwork of makeshift equipment.

Japan announced in December that Fukushima Dai-ichi is stable and minimal radiation is being released from its melted reactors.

Plant chief Takeshi Takahashi said Tuesday he has to admit the plant is still rather "fragile." He took the job in December after his predecessor resigned due to health reasons.

Tuesday's tour for Tokyo-based foreign media, including The Associated Press, was organized by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.

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