Norway Lacks Preparedness Against Nuclear Emergency: Council
Posted on: Thursday, 25 August 2005, 09:00 CDT
Norway lacks preparedness against nuclear emergency: council
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Norway's preparedness against a possible nuclear accident is not good enough, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported on Wednesday.
This is the conclusion of the National Emergency Council for Nuclear Accidents.
The council says the equipment in use is outdated, and that the new forms of nuclear threat demand improved preparedness.
The council pointed out the problems in 2002, but the authorities have granted only half of the funds needed to replace the equipment and improve the preparedness to the level the council believes to be necessary, according to NRK.
More funds would be needed to pay for a new warning system, mobile measurement laboratories and generally improved readiness to nuclear terror.
The present system for preparedness against nuclear disasters was set up following the meltdown of the Chernobyl reactor in the former Soviet Union in 1986.
Director Per Strand at the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) said that the approaches adopted in the 80s have become outdated, while the danger of nuclear terrorism is growing steadily, NRK reported.
Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS
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