Mock briefing for post-nuke mishap supply of iodine tabs

Mock briefing for post-nuke mishap supply of iodine tabs

TOKYO, Japan - The Nuclear Regulatory Authority holds a second mock briefing session in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, for local government officials on the distribution of iodine tablets to residents in case of a nuclear accident.

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