http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13598607
Japan pensioners volunteer to tackle nuclear crisis By Roland Buerk BBC News, Tokyo Yasuteru Yamada said people from all walks of life were welcome to join the group A group of more than 200 Japanese pensioners are volunteering to tackle the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima power station. The Skilled Veterans Corps, as they call themselves, is made up of retired engineers and other professionals, all over the age of 60. They say they should be facing the dangers of radiation, not the young. It was while watching the television news that Yasuteru Yamada decided it was time for his generation to stand up. No longer could he be just an observer of the struggle to stabilise the Fukushima nuclear plant. The retired engineer is reporting back for duty at the age of 72, and he is organising a team of pensioners to go with him. <more with vid>
