Tougher security for nuclear facilities needed: UN chief
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANSUnited Nations, Sep 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged an increase in security standards for nuclear energy plants.
“To adequately safeguard our people, we must have strong international consensus and action. We must have strong international safety standards,” Ban told a UN meeting on nuclear safety and security.
The UN chief said that that the March disaster at the Japanese Fukushima nuclear power plant, along with the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, was a “wake-up call” for the whole world.
Toughening nuclear safety also means boosting the responsibilities of the relevant international organisations, particularly the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which plays the main role in nuclear safety and security, Ban said.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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