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and health officials say women in china has died after contracting another strain of bird flu. a new set of safety guidelines for nuclear facilities other than power plants has come into effect. they will cover almost 250 facilities nationwide. the rules are much stricter than before, especially for processing plants. operators will need to take similar measures against accident accidents as those who run nuclear plants. nhk world has more. reporter: in total, 248 facilities across japan will be subject to the measures. the new rules apply to nuclear facilities such as a nuclear fuel fabrication facility in tokai prefecture. japan s nuclear regulatory body, the nra, approved the rules last month in response to the 2011 accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. translator: the new safety standards, while laid down, considering japan s environmental conditions and other difficulties. i think they are strict enough. reporter: the severity of the requir ....