Six in hospital after radioactive leak

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Published Date: 28 May 2010

SIX people have been contaminated by a leak of radioactive cobalt in a foundry, French nuclear safety authorities said yesterday.

The six were taken to a hospital unit at a nuclear plant near the foundry in Feurs in eastern France. Tests are being carried out to determine the severity of the contamination.

The incident was ranked at Level 2 on a scale of 1-7.
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