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Mile radius. if i live within the 20 mile radius, where do i go to get my pill? in the emergency planning zone, there are distribution locations, but we re talking about something, carol, that has never happened in our country. a catastrophic accident. we have defense in depth at our plants to preclude that kind of event. we are seeing events in japan unfold, how well those areas of defense in depth work particularly with regard to containment and structural integrity of the units despite a massive earthquake and massive tsunami so the american public should be assured. if an 8.9 magnitude earthquake happened here, would our nuclear plants be safe? they are designed for seismic events in their area. the west coast plants are designed to higher standards ....
Are swarming into japan to help. the united nations says the united states and more than 60 other countries are offering up assistance. and there are the humanitarian groups, dozens of american groups are responding according to interaction.com, an alliance of relief organizations are participating, doctors without borders is on the list. but on that group s website says that in the event of a serious nuclear incident, it is only the japanese government that will be in a position to react. it s been more than three days since disaster struck in japan. and doctors say the first 72 hours are critical for finding survivors lost in the rubble. after that, hope begins to fade. but there are people who beat the odds. after the haiti quake in january of last year, search and rescue teams were still finding survivors more than a week after the quake hit. so right now, u.s. search and rescue teams are on their way to some of japan s most devastated regions. our brian todd is with some of th ....
The fallout from the earthquake is being felt in the financial markets as well. japan s major stock exchange was open for business. allison cossack is following that. i heard it was a brutal day for japanese investors. it was a rough session. japan s nikkei plunged 6%, the biggest loss since 2008, carol. the concern is what kind of long-term impact the disaster is going to have on the japanese economy which was already in trouble. as for shares of well-known companies overnight, shares of toyota, sony, nissan, down 8% to 9%, toshiba and hitachi were down. there is some good news on the financial side. the selloff looks like it is ....
By a contractor raymond davis who says he was defending himself in a shooting. the court will make a final decision on um munty status. state department spokesman p.j. crowley has resigned due to the manning case. the company involved in a fatal bus crash in new york has been in two other fatal crashes in the last two years. 14 people died when a worldwide bush crashed coming back from a casino. wildfires that swept across central oklahoma are contained. 40 homes were destroyed. there were no deaths but no word on injuries. the threat of a full nuclear meltdown in japan is prompting concern in the united states. two lawmakers are calling for a ....
Before the accident. 40 homes have been destroyed, no reported deaths, but it s not known how many people were injured. 17 u.s. service members have been exposed to low levels of radiation during search and rescue efforts in japan. so with the threat of a nuclear meltdown looming, is there anything aid workers can do to limit exposure in contaminated areas? [ woman ] welcome back, jogging stroller. ....