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Ionizing radiation can damage living tissue in the human body. It strips away electrons from atoms breaks some chemical bonds.

A nuclear specialist remarked that the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant could last until next century. "Those discharges could begin as early as [...]

You so much. back to our other top story which is the japanese prime minister today talking about the situation at the nuclear plant as being more serious than first thought, grave and serious is how he put it. im joined by jeff merrifield former commissioner with the nuclear regulatory commission. >> thanks for having me. >> youve toured the reactors at fukushima. >> yes. >> is there a possibility that there could be a breach in the reactor core, how serious could bit? >> what we found out ye...

Brooke were on the top story of a seven-floor building in san francisco. the radiation detection unit here, this silver box, you can see what it looks like when its open. some computer equipment. theres a bit of a filtration system that analyzes the air and is able to provide real-time data to the epa. joining us to talk about how this system works is eric stevenson with the bay area air quality management district. he manages this system for the epa. is this pretty simple equipment? explain, gi...