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UN watchdog reviews S. Korea's nuclear safety regulations
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Vienna (AFP) July 22, 2011

The UN atomic watchdog said Friday an international team of senior nuclear safety experts has given the thumbs up to South Korea's nuclear safety regulatory programme following a mission there.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement the review -- the first such mission carried out in a country since the nuclear disaster in Japan -- was conducted between July 10-22 by a team of 16 experts from 14 countries.

It said the experts had "identified good practices", including a "clear and structured national approach for nuclear safety" on the part of South Korea's regulatory system, and also "provided advice on areas for future improvements."

The IAEA said the main conclusions of the mission had already been forwarded to Seoul, with the final report to be submitted by the end of this summer.

Team leader, William Borchardt of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said "missions such as (this) one ... are crucial to the enhancement of nuclear safety worldwide."

The mission found that South Korea's nuclear safety regulatory programme was "technically capable and effective" and that the country's response to the accident at Fukushima in Japan "has been prompt and effective," the statement said.




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