The accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has led to elevated levels of radiation over large areas. The Government of Japan has been formulating a strategy and plans to implement countermeasures to remediate these areas.

The IAEA organised an International Fact Finding Expert Mission of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident following the great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, which took place between 24 May and 2 June 2011

The environmental remediation mission of 7-15 October was a follow-up to the fact-finding mission held earlier in the year and an essential component of the IAEA's Nuclear Safety Action Plan, approved by the IAEA Board of Governors on 13 September and endorsed by all 151 Member States at the recent IAEA General Conference in September 2011.

The Action Plan defines a programme of work to strengthen the global nuclear safety framework.