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Japan / Earthquake and Tsunami / Nuclear Crisis #990194

CNN Evening News for Wednesday, Mar 16, 2011
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(Kamaishi: Brian Todd) The situation in northeastern Japan after the earthquake and tsunami updated; scenes shown of the rubble.

(Tokyo: Anderson Cooper) The nuclear crisis in Japan updated; photos of a US radiation-detection plane shown.

(Studio: Chad Myers) The weather conditions in Japan with the wind currently blowing offshore reviewed; weather maps shown.

(Tokyo: Anderson Cooper, Sanjay Gupta) Elements of the nuclear crisis discussed; details given about what Geiger counters measure. [Columbia University Center for Radiological Research David BRENNER†- says it is hard to predict what the radiation dosage will be which will determine the health risks; indicates the spread is dependent on dust and winds; asserts there are no issues for the US or for Tokyo; calls for a more systematic measure of the radiation doses on the ground.]

Reporter(s):
Todd, Brian;
Cooper, Anderson;
Myers, Chad;
Sanjay, Anderson Cooper,
Duration:
00:08:50

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