Saturday, May 14, 2011

Worker dies central Fukushima

A worker at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station died after collapsing unconscious while carrying building materials in a plant, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. The plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said it found no traces of radioactive substances in the human body and it had no apparent injuries.

The operator collapsed one hour after starting their working day when he entered a medical ward of the facility in Fukushima. The Hamaoka nuclear power plant, 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, ceased operations in the two reactors remained operational at the request of the Government.

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