On 11 march 1997 the first nuclear related incident reported in tokaimura occurred in a dōnen power reactor and nuclear fuel development corporation nuclear fuel reprocessing plant it is sometimes referred to as the dōnen accident 動燃事故 dōnen jiko this facility rendered nuclear fuel by products inactive and safe to store through combination with asphalt. Ouchi and shinohara were mixing a batch of fuel containing uranium in a. Hisashi ouchi 35 years old masato shinohara 39 years old and yutaka yokokawa 54 years old were working at the jco nuclear fuel processing plant located inside the tōkai mura nuclear power plant.
Tōkai mura nuclear power plant in japan september 30 1999 10 35am. Yokokawa was at his desk about 4 meters away from the container. Ouchi and shinohara were preparing a batch of nuclear fuel by adding uranium in a precipitation tank.
Hisashi ouchi aged 35 masato shinohara aged 39 and yutaka yokokawa aged 59 were working at the japan based nuclear power plant. Cause of the tokaimura nuclear accident. Seven months after the accident masato shinohara died aged 40.
He ended up as the first victim of this nuclear accident. Ouchi was closest to the tank when the accident occurred. He had lost most of his skin and was kept alive for 83 days according to his parents and wife will.
Hisashi ouchi aged 35 died 12 weeks after the accident. Hisashi ouchi the victim of beyond fatal radiation kept alive for 83 days against his will hisashi ouchi was one of the technicians working at a facility operated by jco formerly japanese nuclear fuel conversion co in tokai of ibaraki perfecture. A number of questions remain about the ethics surrounding his treatment and the most.
It is considered to be an extremely critical issue of nuclear effect in our medical history where hisashi was kept alive for 83 days in some experimental ways. Hisashi ouchi a lab technician who becomes the nation s worst ever nuclear radiation victim during an accident in a nuclear power plant of japan. By unbelievable facts dec 3 2016 12 37 am 455 8k views comments off on hisashi ouchi the victim of beyond fatal radiation kept alive for 83 days against his will.