3 January 2013 In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the foreign media, including the BBC, hailed the men as the "Fukushima 50". Tepco workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant on 12 February 2012. The Tepco workers have remained largely unknown during the crisis. In fact there were never 50 of them. Hundreds of workers stayed at the plant, braving high levels of radiation to bring the reactors under control. Many are still there today. And yet almost nothing has been heard from them.
3 January 2013 In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the foreign media, including the BBC, hailed the men as the "Fukushima 50". Tepco workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant on 12 February 2012. The Tepco workers have remained largely unknown during the crisis. In fact there were never 50 of them. Hundreds of workers stayed at the plant, braving high levels of radiation to bring the reactors under control. Many are still there today. And yet almost nothing has been heard from them.