Retirees Volunteer to Work in Fukushima

A former nuclear engineer is organizing a group of retired colleagues to help stabilize the damaged Fukushima power plant in Japan. The group led by Yasuteru Yamada has yet to be given the green light by the government, but negotiations are ongoing. Yamada succinctly explained why he is volunteering to work on the plant:

"I am 72 and on average I probably have 13 to 15 years left to live," he says. "Even if I were exposed to radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to develop. Therefore us older ones have less chance of getting cancer."