<p>Japan's Atomic Energy Agency says five workers at a nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material broke during equipment inspection.<br /><br />The state-run agency says the incident occurred Tuesday at its Oarai Research & Development Center, a facility for nuclear fuel study that uses highly toxic plutonium. The cause of the accident is under investigation.<br /><br />The agency says its initial survey found contamination on all five men's limbs and inside the nostrils of three of them a sign they inhaled radioactive dust.<br /><br />Japan's NHK television said Wednesday one of the men's contamination levels was hundreds of times higher than initially reported by the agency.<br /><br />The agency says the workers did not show signs of health problems.</p>
<p>Japan's Atomic Energy Agency says five workers at a nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material broke during equipment inspection.<br /><br />The state-run agency says the incident occurred Tuesday at its Oarai Research & Development Center, a facility for nuclear fuel study that uses highly toxic plutonium. The cause of the accident is under investigation.<br /><br />The agency says its initial survey found contamination on all five men's limbs and inside the nostrils of three of them a sign they inhaled radioactive dust.<br /><br />Japan's NHK television said Wednesday one of the men's contamination levels was hundreds of times higher than initially reported by the agency.<br /><br />The agency says the workers did not show signs of health problems.</p>