Severity of June nuclear exposure accident rated as level 2

Severity of June nuclear exposure accident rated as level 2

Members of the Nuclear Regulation Authority gather in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2017, assessing the severity of a June 6 nuclear exposure accident at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's Oarai Research and Development Center, northeast of Tokyo, as level 2 on the zero-to-seven international scale. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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