KASHIWAZAKI, Japan, Aug 06, SPA -- A team of U.N. nuclear inspectors began a four-day assessment on Monday of a nuclear power plant that was severely damaged by an earthquake last month. The magnitude-6.8 quake in Niigata prefecture (state) on July 16 killed 11 people and injured more than 1,000. Italso caused numerous malfunctions and leaks at the plant _the world's largest in terms of capacity _ and raisedconcerns about safety at Japan's nuclear power stations. The International Atomic Energy Agency team, led byPhilippe Jamet, director of its Nuclear Installation SafetyDivision, started examining the plant Monday morning. The team will return to Tokyo on Friday for talks withJapanese nuclear safety officials, Japan's Nuclear andIndustrial Safety Agency said in a statement. Jamet said he would like to inspect the facilities firsthand and would seek explanations of all the problems thatoccurred in the quake. «Our aim today is to draw lessons from the earthquakethat happened here and share (them) with the international community,» he told reporters Monday.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/473038