I know we've talked about the Fukushima 50 quite a bit but just as

[cali]

a point of fact, it's not fifty, it's several hundred who are rotating in shifts.

[Divernan]

1. Link?

Cause once they've reached the newly increased maximum exposure, are they going back for more\ the next day?

[cali]

2. here

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gnmv3B_yZyJwEqMHeaTh3Y2nHZqQ?docId=6266862

[Divernan]

3. Unimaginably horrible.

The newspaper said one male worker who was opening a valve to let out built-up steam was hospitalized after complaining of nausea and exhaustion after being exposed for 10 minutes of radiation, despite wearing head-to-toe protective gear and a mask.

"The thing I've been concerned about right now are the workers. They are at a tremendous risk," said Don Milton, a doctor who specializes in occupational health and directs the Maryland Institute of Applied Environmental Health at the University of Maryland.

Milton noted reports that some workers have already shown signs of acute radiation sickness. That would be even worse than it sounds because "the sooner it comes on after exposure, the worse it is."