Atomic power to grow despite Fukushima: IAEA head

Atomic power to grow despite Fukushima: IAEA head
Tokyo (AFP) July 26, 2011 - The head of the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday that nuclear power will keep growing in the world despite the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant, which he visited Monday. Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was speaking after meeting Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who has advocated a phase-out of nuclear power in the quake-prone nation. ... more

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