In this photo taken on Thursday, March 31, 2011 by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and released by Japan Defense Ministry Friday, April 1, a U.S. military barge carrying pure water arrives to the quay near Unit 1 of the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after being towed by a JMSDF tugboat, not shown. (AP Photo/Japan Defense Ministry)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency has noticed "early signs of recovery" at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan despite the serious overall situation, a senior IAEA official said Thursday.
"There are early signs of recovery in some functions such as electrical power and instrumentation," Denis Flory, IAEA deputy director general and head of the department of nuclear safety and security, said at a press conference.
Nevertheless the situation at the plant "remains very serious," he added.
According to Flory, two IAEA reactor experts visited the troubled Fukushima plant and exchanged views with Japanese officials concerned.
(Mainichi Japan) April 8, 2011
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