Samsung on the Cellular World Congress 2023 on March 2, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. (Picture by Joan Cros/NurPhoto through Getty Photographs)
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South Korean authorities are investigating Samsung, after assessing that two employees at one of many tech large’s crops have been uncovered to radiation.
The 2 sufferers, who’re hospitalized, have been displaying “irregular” signs of radiation publicity of their fingers, the Nuclear Security and Safety Fee in South Korea mentioned in a Google-translated assertion on Wednesday.
The sufferers’ common blood assessments produced a standard end result, in line with the authorities.
Samsung was not instantly obtainable for remark when contacted by CNBC.
The potential radiation publicity incident happened at Samsung’s Giheung plant, which is round 25 miles south of the South Korean capital of Seoul.
The authorities mentioned they’ve suspended using the machine liable for the incident. The precise reason behind the radiation publicity will not be recognized presently, with the Nuclear Security and Safety Fee finishing up an ongoing probe.
The fee mentioned it is going to take additional steps if any violations of security legal guidelines are confirmed.
