Ten Fukushima workers exposed to radiation

August 12, 2013

10 exposed to radiation at Japanese nuke plant

AP

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/12/national/10-exposed-to-radiation-at-japanese-nuke-plant/#.UglNgW15ivM

IWAKI, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Ten workers at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant were exposed Monday to small amounts of radiation while conducting cleanup activities, Tepco said.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it is still investigating how the workers were contaminated, but that it may have been from radioactive dust.

It said small amounts of radiation were found on the workers’ faces and hair.

Workers at Fukushima plant suffer radiation

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130812_30.html 

Ten workers at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant have been found exposed to radiation above the safe limit. The cause is believed to be a machine spraying cool mist in the plant compound.

The employees of Tokyo Electric Power Company were checked before leaving the plant compound after noon on Monday. They were found to have been exposed to radiation mainly on their heads and faces.

TEPCO officials say the workers were exposed to radiation at a level of 19 becquerels per square centimeter. That's 5 times the limit set by the utility.

The officials say the workers are showing no unusual symptoms.
The utility officials say the workers may have been exposed while waiting for a bus in front of the plant headquarters.

They say a cool mist machine was operating in the area to help prevent heatstroke among the workers. They say radiation detectors were sounding in the area.

The officials say the mister was spraying water from a dam about 10 kilometers away from the plant. The same water was being used for toilets and other facilities.