Japan's Nuclear Chief Admits Sub-Standard Safety | Voice of America

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Japan's atomic safety chief told a government panel Wednesday that the country's nuclear safety regulations are outdated and do not meet global standards. He also apologized for their failure to avert disaster last year, when a massive earthquake and tsunami wrecked a nuclear power plant and contaminated a wide area of northeastern Japan.
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Japan's Nuclear Chief Admits Sub-Standard Safety | Voice of America
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Japan's atomic safety chief told a government panel Wednesday that the country's nuclear safety regulations are outdated and do not meet global standards. He also apologized for their failure to avert disaster last year, when a massive earthquake and tsunami wrecked a nuclear power plant and contaminated a wide area of northeastern Japan.
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