Call for safety checks, IAEA role to boost nuclear safety

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Call for safety checks, IAEA role to boost nuclear safety Paris (AFP) June 7, 2011 - Thirty-three countries agreed on Tuesday that stringent inspections, better cooperation and a stronger role for the UN should spearhead nuclear safety improvements following the Fukushima disaster. Ministers and senior officials from advanced economies and developing giants acknowledged that Fukushima was a stern lesson in nuclear risk prevention and crisis management. "We cannot continu ... more

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