Japan lacks decommissioning experts for Fukushima

[kristopher]

2. the iaea assessment doesn't reject the need for outside help

It is specifically called for it (Advise 14) as well as implied it strongly (Advise 15). A discussion promoting it also occurs on page 13.

Most of the rest of the recommendations include expansion of the scope of planning and action. This point is consistent with the AP article's summary of the shortage of talent currently assigned to the agencies dealing with the project; if the personal were in place then they would probably already be accomplishing the workload that iaea is stating the need for.

Anyone interested can download the IAEA report here:
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/focus/fukushima/missionreport230513.pdf

It is interesting how strong the emphasis is on building public trust. When one understands that promoting the broad use of nuclear power is a central mission of the IAEA, it's difficult to read this publicly disseminated document as more of an effort at damage control than anything else.