Mar 29 Watch 11:42 Revisiting Chernobyl: A Nuclear Disaster Site of Epic Proportions By PBS News Hour The nuclear crisis in Japan has renewed interest in the 1986 nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl in Ukraine. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien travels to the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, which is approaching its 25th anniversary. Continue watching
Mar 29 Explainer: What Is the Difference Between Radiation and Radioactive Contaminants? The damage caused at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has created a host of potential hazards for workers and residents. Radiation and radioactive contaminants can have serious effects on humans, and can spread… Continue reading
Mar 29 Japan in ‘Maximum Alert’ as It Struggles to Contain Nuclear Crisis By News Desk Photo by Tokyo Electric Power Company Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his government was "in a state of maximum alert" as the crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant continues to spread, with radioactive contamination in the air, soil… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Long-Term Impacts of Fukushima Reactor Could Linger For ‘A Generation or More’ Japanese officials reported that radioactive water has spread beyond a damaged building at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and had contaminated the ground near the site. Jeffrey Brown talks to Columbia University's David Brenner and the Carnegie Endowment for International… Continue watching
Mar 28 Radiation Levels Spike Near Japan Plant, Detected in Seawater 12:05 p.m. ET | Tepco officials say small amounts of plutonium have been detected in the soil near the Fukushima plant, but that those levels do not yet pose a public risk. Workers are racing to… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch News Wrap: Fukushima Workers Hospitalized After Possible Breach of Nuclear Core A synopsis of the day's other top news stories. Continue watching
Mar 25 Possible Breach in Core at Fukushima Reactor; PM Says Situation ‘Very Grave’ Photo: Tepco Japanese authorities said Friday that a breach in the core of the No. 3 reactor at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant could indicate a more serious release of radioactive material. Prime Minister Naoto Kan called… Continue reading
Mar 24 Workers at Nuclear Plant Hospitalized, Radiation in Tokyo’s Water Stokes Fears By News Desk Updated 4:30 p.m. ET New photos of the so-called "Fukushima 50" -- the workers who have stayed behind to help rescue a damaged nuclear plant have been made available this week. (Workers at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Elevated Radiation Levels Detected in Tokyo Tap Water Japanese officials warned Tokyo residents to avoid giving tap water to infants after tests revealed radiation levels exceeded safe limits. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on the latest problem stemming from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. Continue watching
Mar 23 Radiation in Tokyo’s Water Heightens Fears of Contamination Japanese officials announced that they had detected radiation above legally allowed limits in water from a Tokyo purifying station, heightening fears of spreading contamination from the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility. The amount detected is twice what… Continue reading