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IAEA considers nuclear saftey rules after Fukushima | IAEA considers nuclear saftey rules after Fukushima |
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The UN's nuclear watchdog is about to start a meeting aimed at improving nuclear safety as a result of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant. | The UN's nuclear watchdog is about to start a meeting aimed at improving nuclear safety as a result of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant. |
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will hold five days of talks involving officials from 150 countries on how to make nuclear power safer. | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will hold five days of talks involving officials from 150 countries on how to make nuclear power safer. |
But there are differences as to how much international action is needed to prevent future accidents. | But there are differences as to how much international action is needed to prevent future accidents. |
The meeting will also discuss a report into the Fukushima nuclear emergency. | The meeting will also discuss a report into the Fukushima nuclear emergency. |
But the BBC's Bethany Bell in Vienna, where the IAEA is based, says some states argue the details of safety regulation should be left to the governments concerned. | But the BBC's Bethany Bell in Vienna, where the IAEA is based, says some states argue the details of safety regulation should be left to the governments concerned. |
Others want the IAEA's guidelines to be made mandatory under international law. | Others want the IAEA's guidelines to be made mandatory under international law. |
Fukushima effect | Fukushima effect |
The Fukushima disaster has prompted widespread public concern about nuclear safety. | The Fukushima disaster has prompted widespread public concern about nuclear safety. |
Germany has decided to shut down all its reactors by 2022 and Italy has voted against plans to revive nuclear power. | Germany has decided to shut down all its reactors by 2022 and Italy has voted against plans to revive nuclear power. |
Resolving that dispute is likely to be a long process, our correspondent says. | Resolving that dispute is likely to be a long process, our correspondent says. |
The IAEA report on the Fukushima accident is to be published on Monday at the conference. | The IAEA report on the Fukushima accident is to be published on Monday at the conference. |
Leaks from the report indicate it has found that Japan did not follow all the proper guidelines for how to respond to the crisis. | Leaks from the report indicate it has found that Japan did not follow all the proper guidelines for how to respond to the crisis. |
It failed to follow what the IAEA calls tiered safety measures, and did not learn from past threats to nuclear plants in areas prone to tsunami risk, according to leaks. | It failed to follow what the IAEA calls tiered safety measures, and did not learn from past threats to nuclear plants in areas prone to tsunami risk, according to leaks. |
But it will also praise the dangerous and hard work carried out by Japan's nuclear workers. | But it will also praise the dangerous and hard work carried out by Japan's nuclear workers. |
"The operators were faced with a catastrophic, unprecedented emergency scenario with no power, reactor control or instrumentation," the 160-page report will say. | "The operators were faced with a catastrophic, unprecedented emergency scenario with no power, reactor control or instrumentation," the 160-page report will say. |
Some 110,000 tonnes of water have built up during efforts to cool reactors which were hit by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. | Some 110,000 tonnes of water have built up during efforts to cool reactors which were hit by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. |
The contaminated water, enough to fill 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools, has been at risk of spilling into the sea. | The contaminated water, enough to fill 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools, has been at risk of spilling into the sea. |
Fukushima's is the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986. | Fukushima's is the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986. |
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