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Radiation load on Fukushima cleanup workers

Tepco admits it will run out of workers in 5 years unless a way is found to reduce radiation exposure (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/nhk-tepco-says-it-will-run-out-of-help-in-5-years-unless-it-finds-a-way-to-reduce-workers-radiation-exposure-video 
September 11th, 2012  By ENENews 
Title: One and half years after Fukushima accident
Source: NHK WORLD English
Date: Sep. 10, 2012

“Tepco managers have had a tough time attracting workers. They say they will run out of help in 5 years unless they can find a way to reduce workers’ exposure to radiation.” -NHK Transcript

One and a half years have passed since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Tokyo Electric Power Company has many problems to overcome before achieving its promise to decommission the crippled plant in about 40 years.

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TEPCO also wonders if it can secure enough workers for the next 5 years. It said it will see a shortage of workers unless it finds ways for them to avoid exposure to radiation.

September 12, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima 2012