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Japan government names radiation physicist as new atomic regulator head   By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO | Thu Jul 26, 2012  (Reuters) – Japan’s government on Thursday nominated Shunichi Tanaka, an expert in radiation physics, to head a new safety regulator,… But it is uncertain whether confidence can be restored with public feeling running high against the “nuclear village” –

– industry officials, politicians and utility operators seen as failing to avert the
disaster…..
The government hopes that the new safety body, to be launched in September, will instill more confidence than two current regulatory bodies, both heavily criticized for their cozy ties with the power  industry.

Tanaka, 67, a former deputy head of the Cabinet Office’s Atomic Energy Commission, was nominated for the new safety watchdog along with four other candidates….. Critics see some nominees, including Tanaka, as closely linked to the “nuclear village”. ….
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/us-japan-nuclear-watchdog-idINBRE86P0LH20120726

July 29, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general