Sep 03 Watch Japan to Build Frozen Wall to Stop Radioactive Water Leaks at Fukushima Japan announced plans to build a frozen wall around the damaged Fukushima power plant in an attempt to stop radioactive leaks, amid news that water used to cool nuclear reactors has been leaking into groundwater. Tom Clarke of Independent Television… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch News Wrap: 64-Year-Old Nyad Finished Cuba-Florida Swim In other news Monday, after 53 hours in the water Diana Nyad, 64, became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida. It was the fifth time Nyad attempted the feat across the 110-mile Florida Strait. Also, nuclear officials… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch A Look Around the Ruins of Fukushima, Where Radiation Still Poses Danger A Look Around the Ruins of Fukushima, Where Radiation Still Poses Danger… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Fukushima Survivor: ‘I’ve Hardly Smiled This Whole Year’ Fukushima Survivor: I Want 'To Breathe Freely Again'… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch After Fallout of Fukushima, ‘Frontline’ Explores Nuclear Energy’s Future NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien traveled to three continents to examine the safety and future of nuclear energy in the wake of last spring's Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan. In this excerpt from Tuesday's edition of "Frontline," O'Brien visits the… Continue watching
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 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 17 Watch Spent Fuel Pools: Assessing the Threat at Damaged Nuclear Plant American and Japanese officials have offered sharply different assessments of the situation at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. Judy Woodruff weighs the threat of the spend fuel pools with the University of Southern California's Najmedin Meshkati and the Institute… Continue watching
Apr 21 ‘Clean Coal’ Debate Plays Out on the Airwaves By PBS News Hour American television audiences are likely noticing a battle being waged during commercial breaks as millions of dollars are being spent on advertising to promote or denigrate a mysterious-sounding buzzword: clean coal technology. Continue reading