International Atomic Energy Agency Director General’s Briefing: Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 28 March 2011 (14:30 UTC)

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–28 March 2011 – Update 14:30 UTC. 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I will make a few general introductory remarks before handing over to my colleagues for the Technical Briefing. The current situation can be summarised as follows:

• Situation remains very serious.
• Priority now is to overcome the crisis.
• We are also planning ahead.
• The IAEA is doing everything in its power to help Japan.

Let me elaborate a little.

The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi…