Fukushima workers 'told to lie about high radiation exposure'
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.
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.
A worker is screened for radiation exposure at the Tokyo Electric Power nuclear plant at Fukushima
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Reports reveal subcontractor ordered workers to cover radiation counting devices in bid to keep contract By Aaron Sheldrick in Tokyo
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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