Japanese nuclear worker treated for radiation exposure

March 16, 2011   Leave a Comment  

An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. working at the doomed Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant is being treated for exposure to radiation, according to Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency

Bloomberg reported that the worker, who was not named, was hospitalized after his radiation exposure exceeded 100 millisieverts.

No word on any symptoms.


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