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Japan to probe Tepco radiation cover-up claim
Source: BBC
21 July 2012 Last updated at 11:15 GMT
Japan to probe Tepco radiation cover-up claim
The Japanese government says it will investigate a report that workers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were urged to disguise their exposure to radiation.
Build-Up, a subcontractor for plant operator Tepco, admitted one of its executives told workers to put lead shields on radiation detection devices.
Otherwise, they would have rapidly exceeded the legal limit for exposure.
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Between November and March this year, a group of Build-Up employees were working at Fukushima, trying to restore facilities.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18936831
