Japan and France drafted a new nuclear safety standard

Japan and France will draft new international nuclear safety standards later this year.

In the context that Japan is experiencing a serious nuclear crisis after the incident at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, on March 31, Japanese Prime Minister N.Kan and French President N.Sarkozy agreed. that the two countries will cooperate to draft new international nuclear safety standards later this year.

At a joint press conference after talks in Tokyo, the two leaders also confirmed that the nuclear issue would be the focus of the agenda at the summit of Group 8 of the industrialized nations (G-8) at the end of the month 5 came in Dorvine city, northwestern France. French President Sarkozy, who will be G-8 president this year, said he will seek to issue a joint statement on nuclear safety at the conference.

Earlier, Mr Sarkozy expressed support for Japan's attempt to resolve the current nuclear crisis and rebuild the country after a double disaster. The French president was the first foreign leader to visit Japan after an earthquake accompanied by a tsunami on March 11 and led to the current nuclear crisis.

France is currently the world's most dependent on nuclear power, when 75% of the electricity needed is produced from 58 nuclear reactors across the country. French state-owned Areva is also the world's largest exporter of nuclear reactor technology.