Fukushima Radiation Leaks Raise Raises Alarm about TEPCO

The owners of Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, TEPCO, have apologized after several workers at the site were accidentally doused with highly radioactive water this week. Authorities do not believe they were exposed to a health risk. But the accident is just the latest in a series that have called into question TEPCO’s ability to manage a clean-up operation that could last decades. The leak occurred when a lock was mistakenly removed from a pressure hose, dousing several workers with ...

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