A total of three workers at the reactor plant No.3 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan exposed to high radiation, two of whom were hospitalized, reported Japan's nuclear safety agency yesterday.
This plant was previously damaged the cooling system due to strong shaking of an earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scaleon March 11 last.
A spokesman for the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Nisa), said the three workers who are installing the cable in the turbine building basement high exposure to radiation between 170 to 180milisievert.
"Two of the workers had been sent to a hospital after they were found in a puddles of water, although they were wearing radiation protective clothing has been contaminated but water is absorbed into the legs and they are exposed to radiation," he said.
Exposure of 100 milisieverts each year can be considered low, but the evidence suggests that number could still increase the risk of cancer.
"Direct exposure to radiation can cause inflammation and therefore, they continue to be sent to hospital for treatment," says the spokesperson said.
Each employee is working with a subsidiary of power plant operators Fukushima Daiichi, Tokyo Electronic Power Co.company. (TEPCO), which is located 250 kilometers from Tokyo.
According to TEPCO, a total of 14 workers were exposed to radiation at least at the level of 100 milisieverts.
Meanwhile, the number of deaths and missing due to a strong earthquake in northeastern Japan resulting tsunami rose more than 27.000 people yesterday.
Japanese police state 9.811 17.541 people were confirmed killed and another was found missing.
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