Japan's nuclear regulator opposed int'l standards
Japan's nuclear regulator has admitted that it strongly opposed a suggestion 6 years ago that international safety standards be applied in revising the guidelines for a nuclear accident.

The nation's Nuclear Safety Commission made the suggestion to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency in 2006. The commission wanted to review the guidelines in line with the International Atomic Energy Agency's review of safety standards in an emergency.
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