The first winning bid for decontamination work in the no-entry zone around the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is being criticized as far too low to properly clean up the radiation.
Winning bid for decontamination criticized as 'outrageously low'
Workers check the roof of a factory in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, in December before the start of full-fledged decontamination work. (Jun Kaneko)
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