KCBS In Depth: The Nuclear Fallout From Japan
An interview with UC Berkeley Professor Dr. Kirk Smith on the global fall out from damage to Japan's nuclear plants.
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An interview with UC Berkeley Professor Dr. Kirk Smith on the global fall out from damage to Japan's nuclear plants.
The first radioactive fallout from Japan's crippled nuclear plant reached California early Friday, but the readings indicate levels far below those that could endanger people.
California emergency officials said they hope to complete a tsunami damage estimate as early as next week to submit to the federal government in an aid request for wave-battered harbors.
Port Director Lisa Ekers revised her estimate to $22.5 million in tsunami-related damage to Santa Cruz Harbor, up from $17 million.
The intensifying nuclear crisis in Japan is raising anxieties on both sides of the Pacific over the potential impacts of radiation exposure.
Many Bay Area sushi bars are facing a supply shortage of fresh seafood, as they purchase it from markets and distributors in Japan.
There were plenty of tense moments as the Ambassador Program participants struggled to make contact with their Kitakami counterparts.
Operators at California's two nuclear plants say their facilities can withstand a higher magnitude earthquake than scientists predict could ever strike the plants.
A California official on Monday estimated that statewide damage from last week's tsunami triggered by a massive offshore earthquake near Japan exceeds $40 million.
Last week's deadly earthquake and tsunami in Japan has rocked stock markets around the world, forcing some Japanese companies to suspend their business.
Google, Twitter and other technology companies are finding ways to help following last week's earthquake in Japan.
Clint Eastwood's film "Hereafter" has been pulled from Japanese theaters in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami...
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that even if the Japanese reactors go into full meltdown, no dangerous levels of radiation are expected to reach the United States.
Two of 18 boats that sank in Santa Cruz Harbor on Friday have been recovered in an ongoing effort to respond to damages from the aftermath of the disaster in Japan, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Harbor crews are assessing the damage caused by powerful tsunami surges that pounded this northern California port.
Authorities have released the name of man who was swept out to sea during Friday's tsunami in Northern California.
A tsunami rushed onto Northern California's coast Friday, destroying boat docks in Santa Cruz and Crescent City, and sending beach-area residents in Pacifica evacuating to higher ground. It also swept at least one man out to sea.
Japan's catastrophic 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami has had a ripple effect on TV and film production in North America...
Bay Area charities encouraged people to donate money to assist the response to a devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Thursday night.
