Fukushima nuclear plant (recovery) worker dies ('suddenly')

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Source: Herald Sun

A WORKER hired to help bring the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant under control died suddenly, the third fatality reported among workers at the stricken plant since the March accident, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said it believed the death on Thursday, like the previous two, had nothing to do with exposure to radiation in the plant.

It also said the death did not result from overwork, though the company did not disclose the cause.

TEPCO said a male worker in his 50s became ill during a meeting Wednesday morning, before his shift started. He was taken to a hospital immediately, and died the next morning.

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