Nov 30 Watch Behind the Backscatter Hari and Miles on the latest full-body security scanning machines. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch After Tsunami, Japanese Coastal Town Struggles to Recover Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reports from Kesennuma, Japan, on one fishing port's struggle to come back after the March earthquake and tsunami devastated the town and its fleet. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Safecast Draws on Power of the Crowd to Map Japan’s Radiation Eight months after a tsunami caused a nuclear accident in Japan, ordinary people are using new technology and the power of crowdsourcing to find radiation hotspots. NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Online “Hacker” Group Crowdsources Radiation Data for Japanese Public Miles on his latest his report on a group that's collecting radiation data in Japan. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 5 Months After Meltdown, Fukushima Citizens Still Face Radioactive Risks Five months after the deadly tsunami and Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, Japanese authorities have acknowledged that they misled residents about the radioactive dangers. John Sparks of Independent Television News gets an inside look at the area and reports on… Continue watching
Jul 26 A Day in the Life of Japan’s ‘Nuclear Gypsies’ By Talea Miller More than 2,500 contract workers, lured by the promise of guaranteed work during an economic downturn, brave dangerously high radiation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch NRC Chief: U.S. Nuclear Plants Safe Despite Age, Needed Upgrades The earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Japanese coast and triggered a nuclear crisis raised major questions surrounding the safety of U.S. nuclear reactors. Gwen Ifill discusses new safety regulations issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with its head, Gregory… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: ‘a Failure of Regulation, not Operation’ Three months after a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power Plant in Japan, a new report puts the amount of radiation released at more than double earlier estimates. Judy Woodruff discusses the report's findings with James… Continue watching
May 11 Japan’s Triple Disaster, By the Numbers On March 11, Japan's northeastern shore was struck by a massive earthquake followed by a violent tsunami. Within days a third disaster was unfolding, a crisis at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power facility. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch News Wrap: Groundwater Beneath Fukushima Plant Shows High Radiation Levels Radiation levels climb in area surrounding Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant. Continue watching