NEW : `` At all costs , all the reactors and the spent nuclear fuel pools must be brought under control so that we can prevent a further expansion of the damage , '' Kan said . Tokyo Electric 's president says he is creating a plan for short-term payments for victims . Japan 's prime minister vows to end the crisis by March 31, but many people are still without power and water supplies have been cut off in some areas of northern Japan. The effort has been complicated by recent aftershocks .
NEW : Tokyo Electric 's president says he is creating a plan for short-term payments for victims . Japan 's prime minister vows to end the crisis by March 31, but many people are still without power and water supplies have been cut off in some areas of northern Japan. The effort has been complicated by recent aftershocks .