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Radiation Exposure Among S. Korean Medical Workers Decreasing

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean medical workers’ occupational radiation exposure is at a safe level, falling far short of upper limits but still higher than exposure in other industrialized countries, data showed Monday. The per-capita occupational radiation exposure of the nation’s 101,964 radiologists, radiology technicians and nurse assistants at 42,527 medical institutions [...]

8 Defectors from Near N.K. Nuke Site Exposed to Radiation

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight of nine North Korean defectors suspected of being exposed to radiation came from the vicinity of the North’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site, an opposition lawmaker said Thursday, citing data from a government institution. A total of 40 defectors were tested for radiation exposure from 2017 to last year [...]