A SUBCONTRACTOR at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant told workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure in an apparent effort to keep its contract, according to media reports in the country yesterday.
The Asahi Shimbun newspaper along with other outlets ran stories detailing how an executive from Build-Up, a subcontractor to plant owner Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), told workers to cover the devices, called dosimeters, when working in high-radiation areas.
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