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'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

Radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have significantly decreased since the 2011 meltdown, allowing for ongoing cleanup efforts.
Workers face dangerous radiation levels and psychological stress during the cleanup efforts, according to Akira Ono's statements about the ongoing challenges.
In 2023, two workers were hospitalized after suffering burns from contaminated sludge, highlighting safety concerns among the surveyed workers.
Yasunobu Yokokawa reported that working under high radiation levels made workers feel 'nervous and rushed,' indicating the difficult conditions they face in the mission.

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Mainichi Shimbun

Nuclear power plant: Lost in the water with no way out: Why is the 9.2 trillion yen that TEPCO should pay being passed on to the public? Compensation added to electricity bills

The costs of dealing with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) continue to rise. The total cost of compensation and other costs is currently estimated at 23.4 trillion yen. 14 years have passed since the accident, but there is still no timetable for removing the nuclear fuel (fuel debris) that melted down at the plant, and no path to resolution is in sight. As TEPCO's ability to pay compensation is being…

1 day ago·Chiyoda, Japan

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South China Morning Post

‘Nervous and rushed’: Fukushima clean-up workers fret over radiation, stress

A survey of about 5,500 workers revealed a growing number were concerned about safety and radiation at the damaged reactors.

1 day ago·Hong Kong

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'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday.

2 days ago·United States

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Finance & Commerce

Nuclear plant cleanup exposes workers to dangerous radiation levels

Cleanup of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant still exposes workers to high radiation.

19 hours ago

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Springer

Radiation Risk in Cold War Mexico: Local and Global Networks

After WWII, global concerns about the uses of nuclear energy and radiation sources in agriculture, medicine, and industry brought about calls for radiation

21 hours ago·United States

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ohscanada.com

Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress - OHS Canada Magazine

The damaged Unit 1 reactor, back, and the exhaust stack shared by the Unit 1 and 2 reactors are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), in Okuma town, northeastern Japan on Monday Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) By Mari Yamaguchi The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday.…

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