The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has called for strengthened international safety checks to help prevent a repeat of Japan's nuclear crisis at Fukushima.
Yukiya Amano said UN experts should be able to carry out random reviews of nuclear power stations.
He has also called for countries to carry out risk assessments on their reactors within 18 months.
The watchdog, the IAEA, is holding a meeting in Vienna aimed at improving nuclear safety.
Officials from 150 nations are meeting at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) offices in Vienna.
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