{"id":170904,"date":"2025-05-13T12:04:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170904&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-13T12:04:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:04:35","slug":"worker-exposed-radiation-genkai-nuclear-plant","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/worker-exposed-radiation-genkai-nuclear-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Worker Exposed To Radiation At Genkai Nuclear Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu Electric Power reported on May 11 that a 39-year-old subcontractor was internally exposed to a small amount of radiation at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant&#8217;s No. 3 reactor in Saga Prefecture during routine inspections. The exposure occurred on May 10 while the worker was cleaning the reactor lid, and contamination was later detected near his nose. The exposure level was measured at 0.02 millisieverts\u2014far below the annual average natural radiation dose of 2.1 millisieverts. It is believed the worker inhaled radioactive particles while removing protective clothing. No exposure was reported for the two other workers involved. Some work at the facility has been suspended as a precaution<\/span><b>. Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyuden.co.jp\/press\/2025\/press_h250511-1.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu Electric Power<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170892\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_genkai-nuclear-plant_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C977&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Worker Exposed To Radiation At Genkai Nuclear Plant\" width=\"1400\" height=\"977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_genkai-nuclear-plant_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_genkai-nuclear-plant_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_genkai-nuclear-plant_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_genkai-nuclear-plant_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from Wikimedia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyushu Electric Power reported on May 11 that a 39-year-old subcontractor was internally exposed to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170904","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-saga-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/170904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}