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Workers exposed to 10,000 times safe radiation: Japan Tweet Share this By Mayumi Negishi and Kazunori Takada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday that workers who suffered burns while trying to cool a crippled reactor were exposed to radiation levels 10,000 times higher than expected, adding evidence that the crucial... 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Credit: Reuters/Carlos Barria By Mayumi Negishi and Kazunori Takada TOKYO | Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:54am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday that workers who suffered burns while trying to cool a crippled reactor were exposed to radiation levels 10,000 times higher than expected, adding evidence that the crucial containment vessel for nuclear fuel had been ruptured. That could mean a serious reversal after days of apparently steady progress in containing radiation leaks after a killer earthquake and tsunami tore through the Fukushima complex north of Tokyo two weeks ago. More than 700 engineers have been working in shifts around the clock to stabilize the six-reactor Fukushima complex but they pulled out of some parts when three workers replacing a cable at the No. 3 reactor were exposed to high contamination on Thursday, officials said. Two were taken to hospital with possible radiation burns after radioactive water seeped over their boots. "The contaminated water had 10,000 times the amount of radiation as would be found in water circulating from a normally operating reactor," said Japanese nuclear agency official Hidehiko Nishiyama. "It is possible that there is damage to the reactor." Officials have previously said that small explosions at the reactor could have damaged it, but the high seepage of radiation could imply worse damage than previously believed. The No. 3 reactor is also the only one to use plutonium in its fuel mix, which is more toxic than the uranium used in the other reactors. Also on Friday, Japan prodded tens of thousands of more people living near Fukushima to leave, while China said two Japanese travelers arriving in the country were found to have exceedingly high radiation levels. No one in Japan, other than the three workers at the reactor have been reported exposed to high radiation. "Tests showed that the two travelers seriously exceeded the limit," China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said, referring to radiation levels. The agency's statement said the two travellers, who arrived in the eastern city of Wuxi from Tokyo were given medical treatment and presented no radiation risk to others. Japan's chief cabinet secretary said 120,000 people living near Fukushima should consider leaving, although he insisted it was because getting supplies to the region was difficult and maintained it was not an evacuation order. "Given how prolonged the situation has become, we think it would be desirable for people to voluntarily evacuate in order to meet their social needs," Yuki Edano said. Japan evacuated a 20-km (12-mile) zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant after it was severely damaged by a killer earthquake and tsunami two weeks ago that also left more than 27,000 people dead or missing. 1 2 3 Next World China Japan Natural Disasters Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (3) crufflergal wrote: God speed and lots of prayers to the people of Japan. Life will never be the same again. Yes they will rebuild in time but its going to take years to recover. How the people of Japan have handled themselves in this multi disaster is an inspiration to all. Mar 24, 2011 9:51pm EDT -- Report as abuse nieldevi wrote: I would like to say that this re-written article is much more to the point than the last two (especially the original), but I still want to go on record being critical of the repeated allusions to WWII and world “fears” about the outcome of these unfolding events. One more correction, please. The “MASS GRAVES” are temporary measures for the time being, and necessary due to the lack of sufficient mortuary facilities at this time. Mar 24, 2011 10:37pm EDT -- Report as abuse sunandair wrote: I’d like to know how close the two travelers had been to the Fukushima plant and for how long. Also, I’ve still seen no figures on how many civilians have confirmed radiation exposure, how many are being held in isolation centers, what treatments their exposures have required and what long-term health risks they face. Is the Japanese government reporting these figures or are they deliberately not releasing this information? Seems like an important part of the story, no? 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