Tag - radiation-decontamination

 
 

RADIATION DECONTAMINATION

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2019
Three Vietnamese sue Fukushima firm over decontamination work at crippled nuclear facility
Three Vietnamese have sued a construction firm for damages, claiming they were exposed to radiation after the company had them engage in decontamination work related to the March 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2018
More Vietnamese trainees made to conduct Fukushima decontamination work, union says
Three more Vietnamese men in a foreign trainee program in Japan were made to take part in radioactive decontamination work in Fukushima Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 2011 nuclear crisis, their supporters said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2017
Cabinet OKs bill to let Tepco tap state funds for decontamination, bullying measures
The Cabinet on Friday approved a bill enabling state funds to be used to decontaminate areas tainted by fallout from the Fukushima disaster.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2014
Firm rapped for neglecting to get Fukushima decontamination workers health checks
A Yokohama-based firm has been reprimanded for not having its workers undergo required health checks after sending them to Fukushima Prefecture for decontamination work.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2014
Scientist weighs homecoming risks in Fukushima
When scientist Junko Nakanishi stepped into radiation-contaminated towns and villages in Fukushima Prefecture 10 months after the nuclear power plant meltdowns of 2011, she realized how difficult the job of decontamination would be.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2014
Kawauchi residents OK'd for overnight stays in hot zone
The 276 villagers in Kawauchi finally get permission to stay overnight at their homes in the hot zone around the Fukushima No. 1 plant, but just 40 come back.

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