TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano WOMENS JEANS, arrived in Japan on Friday to check the worsening nuclear crisis in Fukushima, as the death toll of the March 11 powerful earthquake and ensuing tsunami rose in the country amid a grave nuclear leak threat.Amano said he would see the situation himself and gather detailed information from the Japanese authorities to learn how the IAEA could best help.Amano was expected to make a short stay in his home country before he returning to Vienna to discuss Japan with the 35-nation IAEA board of governors.Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Friday that radiation has seen a steady decline near the damaged Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant following water-dousing measures taken Thursday.According to Measurements taken by the agency around 1.1 km west of the plant's No.2 reactor mbt preisvergleich, hourly radiation dose stood at 279.4 microsievert at 5 a.m. Friday, down from 309 and 292 microsievert around the time when the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) shot water at the reactor to cool down the overheating spent fuel storage pool.Agency officials said that they will work to restore electricity for No.1 and No.2 reactors Friday, and for No. 3, No.4 reactors Sunday, to chill down the malfunctioned reactors and overheating storage pools.The storage pools at the power station lost their cooling function after the colossal quake and tsunami hit northeastern and eastern Japan. It is also no longer possible to monitor the water level and temperature of the pools of the four reactors.On Thursday morning, two SDF CH-47 helicopters dumped water in turn on the damaged No.3 reactor ugg classic cardy, followed by five fire and rescue trucks equipped with high-pressure water canons shooting around 30 tons of water at the reactor later in the day.Japan Tuesday asked the IAEA for assistance in monitoring the environment and assessing the impact of radiation on human health Moncler oslo, including sending IAEA specialists to Japan.Amano noted on Wednesday that the situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant was "very serious," adding that "it is not yet time to say that things are out of control."The National Police Agency (NPA) said on Friday that the massive quake and tsunami had left 6,405 people dead and 10,259 others unaccounted for in Japan by 9:00 a.m. Friday (0000 GMT).Around 2,000 recovered bodies were identified by 10 a.m. Thursday in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, of which 870 were returned to their families, while the number of partially or completely destroyed buildings exceeded 75,000, the agency said.Japan's public broadcaster NHK said that around 380 discount moncler sale,000 evacuees are now living in shelters in eight prefectures, including the worst-hit Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate.As a precaution timberland earth boots, the Japanese government has evacuated residents from areas within a 20-km radius from the plant and advised those within a 30-km radius to stay indoors.The radiation leak has caused panic among Tokyo residents who rushed to empty the shelves of supermarkets and convenience stores.about：

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