5 workers exposed to radioactive materials at nuclear facility

5 workers exposed to radioactive materials at nuclear facility

Photo shows the main gate of the Oarai Research & Development Center of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on June 6, 2017. The agency said the same day that five workers at the nuclear research center had their hands and legs exposed to radioactive materials. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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