A hose dislodged, causing about 100 milliliters (ml) of the radioactive liquid to spew out, contaminating employees, according to the company’s statement.
Two workers who were carrying out cleaning work in a pipeline of its damaged Daiichi nuclear power plant Fukushima were contaminated by a leak of radioactive water and were admitted to a hospitalthe managing company TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) announced today.
According to the relevant information, the two employees (aged around 20 and 40 years) were taken to the Fukushima University Hospital and remain under medical observation although they have not shown any serious symptoms.
The accident occurred on Wednesday when workers were performing cleaning work on an Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) pipeline that filters the water used to cool the remaining nuclear fuel at the station.
A hose dislodged, causing about 100 milliliters (ml) of the radioactive liquid to spew out, contaminating employees, according to the company’s statement.
One of the two workers was detected with 6.6 millisieverts (mSv) of beta radiation, above the prescribed safety limit of 5 mSV. TEPCO emphasizes that the two employees were not wearing the waterproof protective equipment required to perform work at the station.
They underwent a decontamination process at the station’s facilities, but the radiation levels did not drop significantly even nearly nine hours after the accident. They were re-disinfected at the hospital, where they will remain under medical observation for at least two weeks, TEPCO said.
Source :Skai
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