Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio: Brian Williams) The drift of radiation from the nuclear plant damaged by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan noted.

(Washington: Tom Costello) Concern over trace amounts of radioactive iodine in milk in the US featured; map shown of states with radiation in the air; EPA statement quoted. [Weill Cornell Medical College Eric BRAVERMAN†- says the worry will be worse than the radiation.] [Washington state shopper Rachel LINGE†- worries.] [National Air and Radiation Environmental Lab Ron FRAAS†- says our system monitors the air continuously.] [Beyond Nuclear Paul GUNTER†- says it’s a risk if these amounts rise.]

(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.

(Tokyo: Lee Cowan) The expansion of the evacuation zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant featured; details given about radiation in the soil outside the current zone and the Japanese government’s response to the warning from Greenpeace; scenes shown of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who called for international safety standards. [IAEA Yukiya AMANO†- says the situation continues to be serious.]