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Fukushima Daiichi prepares for aftershocks

Work is underway at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to ensure that multiple backup power supplies keep its reactors cool in the event of another strong earthquake and tsunami.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company said workers on Thursday relocated emergency diesel generators and pumps for injecting water into the plant's No. 1 to 3 reactors to higher ground, about 23 meters above sea level.

On Friday, backup power trucks and fire engines are to be brought to the plant to be used if a tsunami washes the pumps away.

Work is also in progress to rewire 2 grid power lines to 4 reactors to avoid a total blackout.

The firm says it is also considering setting up a second system for pumping water into the reactors.

On March 11th, the plant was overcome by 15-meter-high tsunami waves following the huge earthquake.