High Radiation At Fukushima Daiichi, Workers Overexposed
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Date: 22/08/2013

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FUKUSHIMA PLANT WORKER'S FAMILY SUES TEPCO
 
The wife of a worker at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant is demanding compensation from 4 companies for his death on the job.

 Nobukatsu Osumi died of a cardiac infarction on the second day of his job at the plant in May 2011. The plumber worked at a waste-processing facility at the site. He was 60 years old.

 His Thai wife, Kanika Osumi, filed a suit on Tuesday with a district court in Shizuoka Prefecture. She is demanding that Tokyo Electric Power Company and 3 other firms pay 30.8 million yen, or about 320,000 dollars, in compensation.

 She argues that her husband died because the work site lacked appropriate medical care or health management and she wants to be compensated for her mental suffering.

 In February 2012, a regional labor standards inspection office recognized Osumi's death as being work-related and eligible for compensation.

 The plaintiff says none of the companies have apologized and SHE TOOK ACTION IN THE HOPE OF CLARIFYING WHO SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR HER HUSBAND'S DEATH.

 A TEPCO official says the company would rather not comment on the lawsuit.

Aug. 20, 2013 - Updated 12:14 UTC

AIRBORNE RADIATION RISING AT FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI
 
TEPCO officials say they have detected radioactive substances above the alert level in air around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

 The officials said an alarm went off at 9:30AM on Monday to indicate that radiation levels in the air were rising.

 2 workers were exposed to radiation above the safety limit. They were waiting for a bus in front of a plant building.

 TEPCO officials say the workers' health conditions remain normal and they were not subjected to internal exposure.

 A similar incident occurred on August 12th when 10 workers were waiting for a bus at the same location.

 Some experts blamed a misting machine designed to prevent heatstroke. They suggested the water used by the device could have been contaminated.

 But the machine was not in use this time.

 TEPCO officials said they will try to determine the source of the airborne radioactive substances.

Aug. 19, 2013 - Updated 21:24 UTC

2 MORE WORKERS AT FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI IRRADIATED
 
Two more workers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were found exposed to radiation above the safety limit. This is the second incident in a week. Tokyo Electric Power Company, the plant operator, is looking for a cause.

 An alarm went off indicating rising radiation levels in the air when the 2 workers waited for a bus in front of a plant building on Monday morning. The building is used for preparations in decommissioning the damaged reactors.

 Tests they took before leaving the plant compound showed radiation levels of nuclear substances up to 13 becquerels per square centimeter. That's 3 times the safety limit set by the operator.

 TEPCO says the workers showed no immediate signs of illness. They received a health check, and the company says there was no indication of internal radiation exposure.

 Last week, 10 workers waiting for a bus at the same spot were found to have unusually high radioactivity levels. Some blamed a mist-generating machine designed to prevent heatstroke. But this time the machine was not in use.

Aug. 19, 2013 - Updated 07:04 UTC

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