Fifteen French workers were slightly exposed to nuclear radiation at Saint-Alban nuclear station in Iser province, but their health was unaffected, local media reported Monday.
A manager with France's national power company said regular medical checks found traces of radiation materials in the workers' bodies after they carried out routine repair and maintenance tasks at the nuclear station on July 18.
The manager said they were immediately sent to a hospital for further checks, which showed their organs, luckily, were not affected.
The nuclear station reported the incident to the country's nuclear safety bureau, which examined the scene of the incident, but did not list it as a nuclear radiation incident as it was not very severe.
Several nuclear radiation incidents have occurred recently in France. On July 7, 75 kg of non-enriched uranium leaked into two rivers near Tricastin nuclear center in southern France, while on July 17, liquid containing uranium leaked in Drome province.
Source:Xinhua
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