The government plans to station more staff, including nuclear experts, at the embassy in Ukraine to learn about steps taken after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, sources said.
In addition to gathering information that could be useful in dealing with the Fukushima crisis, the staff boost is necessary to handle increased visits by Diet members and government officials hoping to glean helpful lessons from Chernobyl, the sources said.
The current staff of 30 in Kiev will be increased by six, including for the first time two nuclear experts as well as three interpreters, they said.
The officials are expected to boost information-gathering on matters such as management of the no-go zone around the Chernobyl disaster site, removal of radioactive materials and measures to deal with internal exposure to radiation.
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