Severity of June nuclear accident rated level 2 by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority
Accident involving five workers at a research and development center in Ibaraki Prefecture was assessed on zero-to-seven international scale.
Nuclear workers were quarantined in plutonium-tainted room for three hours after accident: JAEA
The five workers exposed to airborne plutonium at the Oarai Research & Development Center in Ibaraki Prefecture were quarantined for about three hours in the room where the accident occurred, a Japan Atomic Energy Agency official said Friday. Although this action was taken to prevent ...
The cause of the plutonium inhalation accident in Ibaraki Prefecture might involve factors ranging from a helium buildup to procedural mistakes in checking containers.
