Ex-nuclear regulator Shimazaki warns of underestimated quake hazards

Seismologist Kunihiko Shimazaki, a former nuclear regulator, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 13, 2016. Shimazaki, who was one of the five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, said that earthquake hazards may have been underestimated in the safety screening process of the country's reactors, especially those in western Japan, based on the latest scientific knowledge. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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