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Radioactivity detected in Fukushima worker’s nose

Japan Times 15 Dec 23

A worker at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has had a high radiation level detected in his nose, authorities said, in a reminder of the hazards involved in cleaning up the facility crippled in 2011.

Radioactive materials may have touched the worker’s face on Monday as he took off a full-face mask after finishing his work, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) said Thursday.

The employee was not experiencing any adverse health effects and a full body scan showed no internal contamination, but a full analysis will be available next month, Tepco said.

It was the second such incident in three months after two workers were splashed with water containing radioactive materials in October and were hospitalized as a precaution…………………….more https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/15/japan/fukushima-worker-radiation-detected/

December 16, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized