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concludes the review of the British nuclear industry is generally safe, but the lessons must be implemented Fukushima

A review of nuclear safety in the UK found 38 places where security can be improved on the lessons learned from the incident in Fukushima in Japan earlier this year.

The study, commissioned by the government after the Japanese experience, identify critical areas of concern, including the risks associated with floods, plant design, and emergency preparedness . The ministers and regulators will be invited to look at it as a matter of urgency.

However, the journal published Tuesday also found that the British nuclear industry is largely safe, "without the fundamental weaknesses in security." If the concerns raised in the light of Fukushima are addressed, industry will be "safer", the report said. Bill of relatively good health was quickly captured by the government.

Mike Weightman, Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations and CEO of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, which conducted the review said. "I remain convinced that nuclear facilities in the UK do not have the fundamental weaknesses in security [us] and require protection of nuclear facilities against the worst that are predictable for the United Kingdom. But we are not satisfied. Our philosophy is continuous improvement. No matter how high our standards, research should not stop improving. We will ensure that lessons are learned from Fukushima. I've had in many cases, with ongoing work to further improve the security of the site in the UK. "

Chris Huhne, the climate and energy minister, said: "The report clearly shows that the UK has one of the best nuclear security systems in the world, and the energy Nuclear can go into homes and businesses in the UK food and sustain employment. However, we continue to improve where we can, not only the operations center and new sites, but by treating nuclear legacy a strong and effective as well. "

stopped to call for a new generation of nuclear power plants, as the Liberal Democratic Party, to which he belongs, is not compatible with the construction of new nuclear -. Unlike their conservative coalition partners

The government said it would give powers to the Office of legal rules to improve nuclear safety.

Among the lessons identified in the report were the need to give priority to security checks and examination of the dependence of plants on the off-site infrastructure such as network, if serious disturbances, such as natural disasters. When the gates were closed by the tsunami of Japanese, who had problems feeding pumps necessary to cool the reactors concerned.

response to the review, the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) issued a statement in favor of the pursuit of nuclear energy, but warned that must be balanced against the risks. "Like all forms of power generation from nuclear power is not without risks. The severity and global nature of potential nuclear accidents in the industry to bring specific problems," said the SAR.

Fukushima plant was the source of a serious radioactive leak, which took weeks to bring under control and remains the subject of an ongoing operation, cleaning and security.