The Japanese military have begun to use their full resources in order to contain the radiation at Fukushima, after international concern that the situation could potentially become disastrous.
Helicopters have been deployed to spray water on reactors three and four, and there are also water cannons being prepared. The radiation levels are still too high for anyone to be in the area for long.
The government is hoping the measures will enable them to restore the power supply and cooling systems to working order again.
The official death toll has now topped 5,000, with another 8,000 remaining missing after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami last Friday. The main focus right now though is on preventing any further damage to the nuclear
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