A small amount of uranium powder escaped from a machine at a Japanese nuclear fuel plant near Tokyo, slightly exposing a worker to radiation, the plant operator said Thursday.
There was no health threat to the worker and the spill from Wednesday's incident was contained inside the plant in Yokosuka, about 30 miles (45 kilometers) southwest of Tokyo, according to Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co.
The accident occurred when a uranium pressing unit was started up …
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