JAPAN MUST CONTINUE EFFORTS TO DEACTIVATE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT – UN AGENCY

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JAPAN MUST CONTINUE EFFORTS TO DEACTIVATE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT – UN
AGENCYNew York, May 24 2013 5:00PMAlthough Japan has made progress
towards stabilizing the damaged reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear plant crippled by a devastating earthquake two years ago,
there are still issues to be resolved before it can begin its
deactivation, the United Nations atomic agency said in a report
released today.

The <"http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/focus/fukushima/missionreport230513.pdf">report
was released after an expert team from the UN International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) completed an initial review of Japan's efforts to
implement a Mid-and-Long-Term Roadmap to decommission the Fukushima
Daiichi power plant. The visit was the first of what is planned to be
a two-mission review, at the request of the Japanese Government.

"Our final report reflects that the Roadmap was developed early after
the accident and that Japanese workers have achieved reasonable stable
cooling of the damaged reactor cores and spent fuel pools,"
<"http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/2013/fukushimareport.html">said
the Director of the IAEA's Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste
Technology, Juan Carlos Lentijo.

"But the continuing accumulation of contaminated water at the site is
influencing the stability of the situation and must be resolved in the
near term before other recovery and decommissioning steps can begin."

In March 2011, Japan was struck by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and
forceful tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people in the eastern
part of the country. The tsunami also slammed into the Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear power station, disabling cooling systems and leading
to fuel meltdowns in three of the six units. The incident was reported
to be the worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

The report, which is available to the public online, acknowledges
Japan's accomplishments since the incident and provides advice on a
range of issues, including overall strategy and planning, stakeholder
involvement, and the management of reactor fuel.

Thirteen IAEA experts visited Japan in April, and met in Tokyo, the
capital, with officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry and the Tokyo Electric Power Company. The team also visited
the nuclear accident site to gain first-hand information about
conditions at the plant.

"I hope that Japan will benefit from our mission, and also that
nuclear operators around the world can learn important lessons from
the Fukushima Daiichi accident," Mr. Lentijo said. "In this context,
I'm pleased by the Government of Japan's clear intention to make this
report publicly available, which will contribute to disseminating the
lessons learned to the international community."

Japan's request for the mission came in the context of the IAEA Action
Plan on Nuclear Safety, endorsed by all IAEA Member States in
September 2011. The Action Plan defines a programme of work to
strengthen the global nuclear safety framework, and it encourages the
use of peer review missions to take advantage of worldwide
experience.May 24 2013 5:00PM
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