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September 1, 2012

Nuclear meeting calls for more effort for safety

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120901_07.html

An international conference on nuclear safety has ended with an appeal for countries to do more to improve safety of their nuclear power plants, based on lessons from the Fukushima disaster.

The 5-day meeting at International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna adopted a president's summary on Friday. The countries are party to the Convention on Nuclear Safety.

The summary calls for countries to enhance independence of their nuclear regulators through such measures as legislation.

The summary says the Japanese government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency did not work adequately during the Fukushima disaster.

The summary also urges countries to further incorporate IAEA safety standards into their own safety measures on nuclear plants.

The signatory countries are to review the results of their efforts after the conference at a meeting to be held in 2014.

August 30, 2012