Radiation leak at Ibaraki laboratory

TOKAIMURA, Japan - Photo shows the inside of a nuclear physics laboratory of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 25, 2013, where radioactive substances were released into the atmosphere outside the controlled area two days earlier. The JAEA said May 25 six people were confirmed to have been exposed to radiation and a quick checkup suggested possible exposure of 24 others.

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