6 JCO officials plead guilty to negligence charges

6 JCO officials plead guilty to negligence charges

MITO, Japan - Kenzo Koshijima (R), the former head of JCO Co.'s uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, enters the Mito District Court in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 23. Koshijima and five other JCO employees pleaded guilty to charges of negligence resulting in death in Japan's worst nuclear accident in 1999 during the first hearing of their cases. Two of the workers -- Hisashi Ouchi, 35, and Masato Shinohara, 40 -- died from radiation sickness in December 1999 and April last year, respectively.

JCO's president Kitani answers reporters

JCO's president Kitani answers reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroharu Kitani, president of JCO Co., answers reporters' questions at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22 after JCO worker Hisashi Ouchi died the previous day after suffering massive radiation exposure in Japan's worst nuclear accident in late September. Ouchi's death came 83 days after the accident at the JCO uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Ouchi's body brought out of hospital

Ouchi's body brought out of hospital

TOKYO, Japan - The body of Hisashi Ouchi, the JCO Co. worker who died Dec. 21, 83 days after an accident at a uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, is brought out of the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22. Ouchi was exposed to a massive dose of radiation in the late September accident, Japan's worst nuclear disaster.

Nuclear accident victim in critical condition

Nuclear accident victim in critical condition

TOKYO, Japan - A group of doctors at the University of Tokyo Hospital brief reporters Dec. 20 on the condition of Hisashi Ouchi, who was exposed to radiation while at work in a conversion building at JCO Co.'s uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 30. Doctors said 35-year-old Ouchi is in an extremely critical condition and is continuing to deteriorate.

Victim in critical condition to receive blood transfusion

Victim in critical condition to receive blood transfusion

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Ouchi, 35, one of the two in critical condition after being exposed to high levels of radiation at the Sept. 28 nuclear accident, is transported Oct. 2 to the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo from the National Institute of Radiological Sciences in the city of Chiba, east of Tokyo, to receive a transfusion of blood taken from a newborn's umbilical cord and the mother's placenta. Such blood is used for patients with deteriorating blood production capabilities.

6 JCO officials plead guilty to negligence charges

6 JCO officials plead guilty to negligence charges

MITO, Japan - Kenzo Koshijima (R), the former head of JCO Co.'s uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, enters the Mito District Court in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 23. Koshijima and five other JCO employees pleaded guilty to charges of negligence resulting in death in Japan's worst nuclear accident in 1999 during the first hearing of their cases. Two of the workers -- Hisashi Ouchi, 35, and Masato Shinohara, 40 -- died from radiation sickness in December 1999 and April last year, respectively.

Worker exposed to radiation in nuclear accident dies

Worker exposed to radiation in nuclear accident dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hisashi Ouchi, 35, who died late at night Dec. 21 after being exposed to a massive dosage of radiation in Japan's worst nuclear accident in September. His death came at a Tokyo hospital 83 days after the Sept. 30 accident at a nuclear fuel plant run by JCO Co. in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Ouchi's body brought out of hospital

Ouchi's body brought out of hospital

TOKYO, Japan - The body of Hisashi Ouchi, the JCO Co. worker who died Dec. 21, 83 days after an accident at a uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, is brought out of the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22. Ouchi was exposed to a massive dose of radiation in the late September accident, Japan's worst nuclear disaster.

JCO's president Kitani answers reporters

JCO's president Kitani answers reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroharu Kitani, president of JCO Co., answers reporters' questions at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22 after JCO worker Hisashi Ouchi died the previous day after suffering massive radiation exposure in Japan's worst nuclear accident in late September. Ouchi's death came 83 days after the accident at the JCO uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Nuclear accident victim in critical condition

Nuclear accident victim in critical condition

TOKYO, Japan - A group of doctors at the University of Tokyo Hospital brief reporters Dec. 20 on the condition of Hisashi Ouchi, who was exposed to radiation while at work in a conversion building at JCO Co.'s uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 30. Doctors said 35-year-old Ouchi is in an extremely critical condition and is continuing to deteriorate.

Irradiated worker receives cell transfusion

Irradiated worker receives cell transfusion

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Ouchi, who was exposed to a huge dose of radiation in Japan's worst nuclear accident Sept. 30, receives a transfusion of his brother's stem cells at Tokyo University Hospital on Oct. 6. in an effort to revive his blood-producing functions. The photo was provided by the hospital.

Victim in critical condition to receive blood transfusion

Victim in critical condition to receive blood transfusion

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Ouchi, 35, one of the two in critical condition after being exposed to high levels of radiation at the Sept. 28 nuclear accident, is transported Oct. 2 to the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo from the National Institute of Radiological Sciences in the city of Chiba, east of Tokyo, to receive a transfusion of blood taken from a newborn's umbilical cord and the mother's placenta. Such blood is used for patients with deteriorating blood production capabilities.