.- Radiation injuries to three workers at Japanese nuclear plant in Fukushima have focused attention once again to the anonymous men who risk their lives to prevent a major catastrophe comes to his countrymen. Called at first "50 of Fukushima, the number has now increased to over 700 employees who toil in the premises of the northeastern Japanese coast were affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Entertained by the foreign media and social networks, men have earned the admiration of the Japanese calmer. "His job was in this type of job, and I always knew that this could be his destination, which could eventually have to deal with this sort of thing," said Yasuchika Honda, an advertising executive in Tokyo 27.
"We are trying with great difficulty and I'm very grateful," he said. Three workers were replacing a cable on the ground, run by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), were exposed to radiation 10 000 times higher than expected when they got this week in contaminated water. Although equipped with protective suits, was that two of them had boots that are too short to prevent water entering them.
In a rare look at the conditions in the reactors, the pictures broadcast two weeks after the onset of the crisis showed a shadowy figure working practically in the dark to restore power and cooling systems, illuminated by a dim lights. "They are all real samurai," said one fan on a Facebook page dedicated to workers in Fukushima and messages containing mainly outside Japan.
"Pray to return safe and sound, to their homes. May God help you in every minute they are still fighting desperately for their country and its people. Thanks, Fukushima 50," said another person on Facebook. 
Entertained by the foreign media and social networks, men have earned the admiration of the Japanese calmer. "His job was in this type of job, and I always knew that this could be his destination, which could eventually have to deal with this sort of thing," said Yasuchika Honda, an advertising executive in Tokyo 27.
"We are trying with great difficulty and I'm very grateful," he said. Three workers were replacing a cable on the ground, run by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), were exposed to radiation 10 000 times higher than expected when they got this week in contaminated water. Although equipped with protective suits, was that two of them had boots that are too short to prevent water entering them.
In a rare look at the conditions in the reactors, the pictures broadcast two weeks after the onset of the crisis showed a shadowy figure working practically in the dark to restore power and cooling systems, illuminated by a dim lights. "They are all real samurai," said one fan on a Facebook page dedicated to workers in Fukushima and messages containing mainly outside Japan.
"Pray to return safe and sound, to their homes. May God help you in every minute they are still fighting desperately for their country and its people. Thanks, Fukushima 50," said another person on Facebook.
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