Fukushima operator says workers dusted with radioactive particles [View all]
Source: reuters
Two dust monitors sounded alarms earlier on Aug. 19 outside the operations center, where radiation levels are usually low enough to avoid the need for full face masks, Tokyo Electric Power Co said in an emailed statement.
Two workers waiting for a bus at the end of their shift were found to have been contaminated with radioactive particles, which were wiped off their bodies before they left the site, Tokyo Electric, also known as TEPCO, said. Full body checks of the staff members showed no internal contamination.
The utility said it could not be sure the alarms were connected with the discovery of the contamination of the workers. The incident is being investigated.
Last week, the same monitors sounded alarms and 10 workers waiting for a bus were found to have been contaminated with particles. TEPCO said it suspected they came from a mist sprayer used to cool staff down during the current hot summer.
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