International Atomic Energy Agency admit worry over Japan situation

Head of the United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog agency Yukiya Amano called the situation at Japan’s Fukushima power plant “worrying” adding that “high-level of radioactivity was observed in the vicinity of the reactors.” Speaking at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna today (15 Mar), Amano added that the Agency is sending an environmental monitoring team to Japan after the partial meltdown at reactors there. The IAEA has already intensified its cooperation with other international organizations, including the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which can help coordinate global information on wind directions, showing where any radioactive clouds might be bound. The IAEA is expected to discuss with the Japanese Government what other services it can provide.