Current plans were developed after Chernobyl , the agency 's chief said . Those plans reflect ` ` the events of the 1980s , not the 21st century , '' he said . International regulators need to rethink their procedures for handling nuclear accidents in the wake of the crisis in Japan , the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Monday . He urges the release of more information about the Japanese situation .
Current plans were developed after Chernobyl , the agency 's chief said . Those plans reflect ` ` the events of the 1980s , not the 21st century , '' he said . He urges the release of more information about the Japanese situation .