Significant exposure to three TEPCO employees

by coldplasma

TEPCO has reported that 3 of its employees received approximately 170 mSv worth of radiation to their legs. The workers have been transferred to a medical facility where they are under examination for possible radiation burns. The primary type of radiation involved here, beta particles, are high-energy electrons. This level of exposure, while high, is still approximately 1/5 of what is required for the lowest level symptoms of Acute Radiation Syndrome. According to the 3rd edition of B. Shleien’s “The Health Physics and Radiation Handbook,” 100 mSv is associated with a 0.8% increase in likelihood of developing cancer.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11032503-e.html