No. of workers exposed to radiation at nuke fuel plant rises to 4

Saturday 09th August, 01:48 PM JST

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USNinJapan2 at 05:51 PM JST - 9th August

Anyone else hear the crickets? Chirp chirp...
smartacus at 05:52 PM JST - 9th August

First they said it was one, then two. Now it's 4. I wonder how many it will be tomorrow.
pathat at 06:16 PM JST - 9th August

"The two employees of the company’s radiation management division were exposed to radiation when they entered the room to confirm the accident."

Why not take appropriate precautionary measures first before entering the room?
wanderlust at 06:55 PM JST - 9th August

Maybe they should take lessons from the US Navy at Yokosuka in handling radioactive materials?

Mind you, how many people in Kanagawa prefecture knew that the Japanese had their own nuclear fuel production facility in the area?
Farmboy at 08:22 PM JST - 9th August

They ALWAYS say the amount is negligible and won't cause health problems. In a week, we'll see...
Apsara at 10:17 PM JST - 9th August

How very odd that the radiation management staff would enter the room to confirm the accident without taking any precautions to prevent themselves being exposed as well. "You say there's been a radiation leak? Just a sec, we're coming down to check. Well, you're right, there is a leak! Now we've been exposed too!" Crazy.
romulus3 at 10:42 PM JST - 9th August

radiation management facility?

I bet he burst into the radioactive room, ready to manage the situation, and got stung.
OssanULTRA at 11:11 PM JST - 9th August

Well so much for the panic over our subs.
rjd_jr at 12:19 AM JST - 10th August

Accidents due to improper training, negligence, or whatever, happens in the nuclear industry, period. Hardly isolated to Japan. What these workers were exposed to is not harmful to health. Nor was the general public exposed. Quite different from a nuclear powered vessel recklessly spilling its waste, harmful or not, for a period of 2 years undetected. Hence, no need for the citizens of Japan to protest or feel outrage as this is isolated incident to this particular time period.

Move on people.
OssanULTRA at 03:52 AM JST - 10th August

"What these workers were exposed to is not harmful to health. Nor was the general public exposed"

Which is exactly the case with the Houston according to both the US and Japanese govts.
kimigano at 04:30 AM JST - 10th August

Hardly isolated to Japan. What these workers were exposed to is not harmful to health.

Exactly. The focus needs to go back on dangerous ships. This happened in Yokosuka, so it shouldn't be hard to shift the blame back where it belongs...just stick your fingers in your ears and scream.
japanyesterday at 09:55 AM JST - 10th August

since i live in yokosuka, i'm expressing "deep concern"