Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Photos 12

** ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011 AND THEREAFTER ** In this photo taken Saturday, April 16, 2011, from left, Futaba residents Mikio Tadano, his daughter Sumire, 16, and his wife Noriko are photographed at an evacuation center in Fukushima, northeastern Japan. Having survived the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, most of Futaba was intact, but thousands had to evacuate the city in the wake of the radiation warnings from the neighboring Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear power station. (Hiro Komae)

Police officers stop cars at a checkpoint near the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. The government will shut down the area within 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant starting from Friday midnight. (Sergey Ponomarev)

Japanese policemen look out from their vehicle in the deserted town of Futaba, inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Japan declared the 20-kilometer (12-mile) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly face fines or detention. (Sergey Ponomarev)

A man wearing a protective suite walks in the yard in the deserted town of Futaba, inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Japan declared the 20-kilometer (12-mile) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly face fines or detention. (Sergey Ponomarev)

A woman walks across a road in the part of the town of Minamisoma, which is inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Japan declared the 20-kilometer (12-mile) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly face fines or detention. (Sergey Ponomarev)

A bicycle is left near the station in the part of the town of Minamisoma, which is inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Japan declared the 20-kilometer (12-mile) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly face fines or detention. (Sergey Ponomarev)

Bicycles are left at Futaba station in the deserted town of Futaba, inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Japan declared the 20-kilometer (12-mile) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly face fines or detention. (Sergey Ponomarev)

A dog walks across a crossroads in the deserted town of Futaba, inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Japan declared the 20-kilometer (12-mile) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly face fines or detention. (Sergey Ponomarev)

Beds are left in front of a hospital in the deserted town of Futaba, inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Japan declared the 20-kilometer (12-mile) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly face fines or detention. A sign painted yellow reads: "No Parking." (Sergey Ponomarev)

** ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011 AND THEREAFTER ** In this photo taken Sunday, April 17, 2011, part of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant overlooks a graveyard and farmland in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Having survived the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, most of Futaba was intact, but thousands had to evacuate the city in the wake of the radiation warnings from the neighboring Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear power station. (Hiro Komae)

** ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011 AND THEREAFTER ** In this photo taken Sunday, April 17, 2011, a painting of a prominent monk dangles at a temple in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Having survived the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, most of Futaba was intact, but thousands had to evacuate the city in the wake of the radiation warnings from the neighboring Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear power station. (Hiro Komae)

** ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011 AND THEREAFTER ** In this photo taken Sunday, April 17, 2011, two columns of the main hall of the Hatsuhatsu shrine are seen tilted in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Having survived the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, most of Futaba was intact, but thousands had to evacuate the city in the wake of the radiation warnings from the neighboring Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear power station. (Hiro Komae)

** ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011 AND THEREAFTER ** This Sunday, April 17, 2011 picture shows damage on a street in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Having survived the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, most of Futaba was intact, but thousands had to evacuate the city in the wake of the radiation warnings from the neighboring Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear power station. (Hiro Komae)

** ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011 AND THEREAFTER ** In this photo taken Sunday, April 17, 2011, books which fell from shelves lie on the floor at a public library in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Having survived the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, most of Futaba was intact, but thousands had to evacuate the city in the wake of the radiation warnings from the neighboring Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear power station. (Hiro Komae)