Rosy telling of nuke response, warnings headed for IAEA

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Rosy telling of nuke response, warnings headed for IAEA

Kyodo


The government says in a draft report to be presented to the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it took appropriate action immediately after the crisis emerged at the Fukushima nuclear power on March 11, describing generally in a favorable light the responses of itself and Tokyo Electric Power Co., a gist of the report showed Sunday.

Although the government came under fire for not releasing sooner a forecast using its SPEEDI emergency estimate system for radiation impact in areas around the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant, the draft report to the International Atomic Energy Agency says estimates are "made public in sequence," the gist says.

But the report concerning the crippled Fukushima No. 1 and adjacent No. 2 nuclear power stations notes "inadequate responses having been pointed out" with regard to the government's inability to foresee that the crisis could be prolonged.

The report is being produced by for an IAEA meeting of ministers in charge of nuclear safety scheduled for June 20 to 24...

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