Japanese Crisis Highlights Need for Enhanced Nuclear Safety, Transparency – UN

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011 – The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today called for robust safety standards and full transparency, both of which are vital for restoring public confidence in nuclear power in the wake of the Japanese power plant crisis.

“The worries of millions of people throughout the world about whether nuclear energy is safe must be taken seriously,” Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA