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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Japan nuclear crew may need lead shields: official

Japan nuclear crew may need lead shields: official
Tokyo (AFP) May 9, 2011 -
The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear power plant may need to use lead sheets and metal tunnels to protect workers seeking to stabilise its reactors, the nuclear safety agency said Monday. Before dawn Monday, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) sent a team to measure radiation inside the building housing reactor one and detected levels between 10 and 700 millisieverts per hour in different pa ... more

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