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The Salt
Nuclear Tuna Is Hot News, But Not Because It's Going To Make You Sick
May 30, 2012 The amount of radiation found in Pacific bluefin tuna spawned near Fukushima does not threaten our health, despite today's suggestive headlines. What a new study shows is that scientists can rely on tiny amounts of radiation to track animals across great distances.
NPR Ombudsman
The Cost of Fear: The Framing of a Fukushima Report
March 15, 2012 Some listeners said a report on the cost of emotional trauma following the Fukushima disaster underplayed the danger of nuclear power. Science correspondent Richard Harris explains the editorial decisions.
The Two-Way
Japan Halts Some Beef Shipments Over Radioactive Feed
July 19, 2011 The Japanese government shut down all beef shipments coming out of Fukushima prefecture today, home to the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. This comes more than a week after tests on meat from the region revealed high levels of radioactive cesium.
