Workers likely sprayed with radioactive mist at Fukushima nuclear plant

[kristopher]

Workers likely sprayed with radioactive mist at Fukushima nuclear plant
August 13, 2013
By RYUTA KOIKE/ Staff Writer

A mist-generating machine designed to prevent heatstroke apparently sprayed radioactive substances onto the heads and faces of 10 workers at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, the plant’s operator said.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Aug. 12 that unusually high radioactivity levels--up to five times the company’s self-imposed safety standard--were detected on the 10 employees, but they showed no immediate signs of illness.

The 10 male employees, in their 20s to 50s, were working in a quake-proof building at the site and were likely exposed to the radioactive substances from the mist generator installed in front of the building, according to TEPCO.

TEPCO checked the purifying facility that supplies water for the mist generator, but no radioactive contamination was found. The company said the water might have become contaminated when it ran through the pipes.

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http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201308130049

[Journeyman]

1. And soon, Tepco will begin the difficult & potentially deadly task of removing spent fuel rods. . .

from Reactor 4.

"What could possibly go wrong?" we might ask in jest, knowing that all available answers will deeply disturb.

What could possibly go wrong with this engineering marvel . . .