IAEA experts to help Japan tackle nuclear plant crisis
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday it will send a team of international experts to help Japan improve situation at the crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant.
The team will be sent before the June 20-24 IAEA ministerial- level conference on global nuclear safety, Denis Flory, IAEA Deputy Director General told the press while explaining the role of the agency in Japan's "roadmap" towards bringing the nuclear plant under control.
Flory said that apart from sharing information with Japan, IAEA is planning to send a fact-finding mission to the nuclear plant.
IAEA experts will assess the situation and advise the Japanese government on "the best way to improve the situation and meeting the targets of this roadmap, " Flory said.
Tokyo Electric Power Co.(TEPCO), operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant issued on Sunday a "Roadmap towards Restoration from the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station."
The roadmap outlines 63 measures to stabilize the plant to a condition known as "cold shutdown" in about six to nine months,
TEPCO said it will "make every effort to enable evacuees to return to their homes and for all citizens to be able to secure a sound life."
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