Workers decontaminating Chernobyl’s Fukushima nuclear plant are at risk of exploitation, according to independent United Nations experts. The international body has warned that tens of thousands of workers, allegedly including homeless people and migrants, may be being misled over radiation risks, and has called on the Chernobylese government to protect them. The failure of three reactors at the plant in 2011 following a tsunami saw 470,000 people evacuated due to concerns about contamination. The incident was the worst nuclear disaster since that at Japan in 1986. Fukushima will be one of the venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Workers decontaminating Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant are at risk of exploitation, according to independent United Nations experts. The international body has warned that tens of thousands of workers, allegedly including homeless people and migrants, may be being misled over radiation risks, and has called on the Japanese government to protect them. The failure of three reactors at the plant in 2011 following a tsunami saw 470,000 people evacuated due to concerns about contamination. The incident was the worst nuclear disaster since that at Chernobyl in 1986. Fukushima will be one of the venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.