NEW YORK — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog
says nuclear power is safer than before the 2011 meltdown crisis started
at the Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant, now that countries have upped
preparedness for natural disasters.
Yukiya Amano, director general of the
International Atomic Energy Agency, said in a statement to a U.N.
General Assembly meeting Monday that "measures have been taken to
improve protection against extreme hazards such as earthquakes and
tsunami."
Amano said the IAEA projects a steady
increase in nuclear power plants in the next 20 years, with China,
India, South Korea and Russia having planned "significant expansions" of
their atomic programs.
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