Worker's cancer linked to Fukushima blast for the first time
October 20, 2015 12:30
When meltdowns struck Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the wake of a devastating tsunami in 2011, more than 44,000 workers were deployed take the facility safely off-line. The job was messy: Millions of gallons of radioactive water had to be stored on site as the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., known as Tepco, faced a clean-up some priced at $100 billion.
And now, for the first time, one of the workers involved in that clean-up has been diagnosed with cancer related to his work, as Japan's NHK reported.apan's ministry of health, labor and welfare announced Tuesday that a recovery worker -- a man unnamed in news reports -- has been diagnosed with leukemia. The man, in his late 30s when working at the plant, has been approved for worker compensation, the ministry said.
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And now, for the first time, one of the workers involved in that clean-up has been diagnosed with cancer related to his work, as Japan's NHK reported.apan's ministry of health, labor and welfare announced Tuesday that a recovery worker -- a man unnamed in news reports -- has been diagnosed with leukemia. The man, in his late 30s when working at the plant, has been approved for worker compensation, the ministry said.
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