Fukushima situation remains very serious: IAEA chief

Tue April05, 2011 14:16:52 |English.news.cn

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The UN's nuclear watchdog says the situation at Japan's stricken nuclear plant remains serious. The IAEA says it's issued invitations to government ministers from 151 member nations, to attend a conference in June on nuclear safety procedures.

Yukiya Amano, IAEA Chief, said, "The situation at Fukushima Daiichi remains very serious, the crisis at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has enormous implications for nuclear power, millions of people are worried whether nuclear energy is safe or not and I said these worries must be taken seriously. We cannot take a "business as usual" approach." (source CNTV.cn)