Japan's two nuclear safety bodies to be scrapped

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear Safety Commission Chairman Haruki Madarame speaks during the last meeting of the panel in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2012. The NSC and the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, Japan's key government entities that have been in charge of nuclear safety regulations, are set to be scrapped prior to the launch of a new regulatory authority.

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