It's time to rethink issues of using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes - UN Sec Gen
18:37, 19 April 2011
KIEV. April 19. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ It is time to rethink the issues of safe use of nuclear energy. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said addressing the Kiev nuclear safety summit on Tuesday.
"On our own experience we see that a nuclear accident knows no boundaries. Security must be priority when using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes," he noted.
The Secretary General made several proposals. Particularly, he suggested revising all rules and standards of nuclear safety. In this case, governments should be responsible for the safety of nuclear facilities. In addition, according to Ban Ki-moon, it is needed to provide support to international organizations in the field of nuclear safety in their studies.