Hisashi Ouchi was a lab technician who worked at Tokaimura Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. This plant was operated by JCO, the Japanese Nuclear Fuel Conversion Company. Ouchi becomes the nation’s worst nuclear radiation victim at an incident in a nuclear power plant in Japan. It is believed to be a severe issue of nuclear effect in medical history. The accident happened on September 30, 1999. Cause Of The Tokaimura Nuclear Accident: Hisashi Ouchi, aged 35, Masato Shinohara, aged 39, and Yutaka Yokokawa, aged 59, were working at the Japan-based Nuclear Power Plant. Ouchi and Shinohara were preparing a batch of nuclear-fuel by adding uranium in a precipitation tank. Yokokawa was at his desk about 4 meters away from the container. Suddenly, they saw a bright blue spark flickering above the tank. The mixture resulted in a nuclear reaction emitting neutron radiation and gamma-rays. After that, a horrible accident took place at the location. Their experiment reached a criti...
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