Monday, March 28, 2011

IAEA Chief Says Japan Plant Just Needs Time to Stabilize

Glad the IAEA chief thinks the nuclear disaster at Fukushima is just like a batch of brownies...just needs some more time to cook to turn out right. 

IAEA chief says Japan's nuke plant needs some time to stabilize

VIENNA, March 28, Kyodo
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano said Monday that he believes it will take some time before the situation at the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan to stabilize.
''The critical situation in Fukushima Daiichi has still not been overcome and it takes some time to stabilize the reactors,'' Amano said at a press conference.
Amano also repeatedly emphasized that the situation at the plant in Fukushima Prefecture ''continues to be very serious,'' while adding that he believes that the problem will be solved through the efforts of those at the site.
Thanks to ''the heroic efforts by the emergency workers, some progress have been made,'' he said.
Amano also said he has proposed different countries to hold a high-level meeting, possibly by late June, to discuss agenda items such as enhancing nuclear power plant safety and lessons learned from Japan's nuclear crisis.
==Kyodo