Radiation monitors not given to each worker
NHK has learned that Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has not provided every worker at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant with radiation monitors, breaking government rules.
High levels of contamination have been detected at the Daiichi power complex following a series of hydrogen explosions that have scattered radioactive substances.
TEPCO says the quake destroyed many radiation monitors, so in some work groups only leaders have them, leaving others struggling to manage exposure.
The government requires companies to provide each individual worker with a radiation monitor when working under such conditions.
One worker who helped restore electricity to the plant, says each man must have been exposed to different levels of radiation, and that he has no idea how much contamination he was exposed to.
TEPCO says that those without monitors are assigned to low-radiation work, and that safety measures are in place.
The health ministry says exposure to large amounts of radiation is always a possibility during a nuclear power plant accident. It adds if the claims are true it is a serious problem, and that it plans to investigate the company's safety management.
Thursday, March 31, 2011 19:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_31.htmlThey should be prosecuted for this type of negligence.
They are basically trying to put out a fire with people.
All rules are out the door.