Fukushima: Fact vs. Fiction

Earthquake and Seismology (Audio) by UCTV

May 11, 201101:19:42Science & Medicine

The nuclear crisis in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is confusing and frightening. Three Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists - Thomas McKone, Edward Morse and Robert Budnitz - discuss t...

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