Japan Hopes Casings Will Do the Trick

TOKYO-- Since the devastating 12 November 2001 accident that shut down the $100 million Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory, scientists there have been searching for a fail-safe strategy to prevent a recurrence--and get them back to work. Now they think they have one: a protective casing for each of the thousands of tubes that help them spot the elusive neutrinos. But they still need government funding for the repairs.