International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 24 March 2011 (21.30 UTC)

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–24 March 2011 – UPDATE – 21:30 UTC.

On Thursday, 24 March 2011, Graham Andrew, Special Adviser to the IAEA Director General on Scientific and Technical Affairs, briefed Member States on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan. His opening remarks, which he delivered at 15:30 UTC at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, are provided below:

Current Situation

As far as the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi site are concerned, there is some…