Japan calls for verifiable probe of Fukushima nuke crisis
April 14th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANITokyo, Apr 14 (ANI): Japan Atomic Energy Commission vice-chairman Tatsujiro Suzuki has said the country should thoroughly investigate the nuclear crisis in Fukushima in an internationally verifiable manner.
“An independent third-party panel, rather than the government’s Nuclear Safety Commission, should study the accident’s causes and the series of crisis management steps taken in order for Japan to regain the trust of the international community,” the Kyodo News quoted Suzuki, as saying.
‘It is desirable that we take an approach different from past accident investigations,’ said Suzuki.
Demanding a transparent approach that can be verified by the international community, he warned that Japan would otherwise lose fundamental trust from other countries, citing negative views about its response to the ongoing crisis in comments he has received from abroad.
As options for how to involve foreign experts, he pointed out that the Government may engage the International Atomic Energy Agency in the probe by the envisaged panel, set up a ‘wise-person committee’ of foreign experts to give advice to the panel.
Suzuki also suggested that the Government could ask an internationally renowned academic institution such as the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to verify the results of the probe.
“If Japan wants to continue promoting nuclear energy, it should first frankly reflect on the lack of measures against tsunami and secure the safety of and public confidence in nuclear power as the basic conditions,’ said Suzuki.
“To deal with the prolonged crisis, Tokyo should vigorously gather international knowledge and wisdom and adopt the best of it, possibly through a framework to absorb the expertise of foreign experts,” he added. (ANI)
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