Nuclear Power

The Latest on the Fukushima Reactors

The nuclear power plant situation in Japan has brought up many questions. We recommend the following websites as sources of reliable, factual information. We will be updating the list as information becomes available.

• NBC Interview about U.S. Nuclear Reactors
• Radiation Epidemiologist Interview about Japanese Nuclear Impact
• Japanese Nuclear Emergency: EPA's Radiation Air Monitoring
• FDA Document: Safety of Products Imported from Japan
• FDA Guidance: Accidental Radioactive Contamination of Human Food and Animal Feeds: Recommendations for State and Local Agencies
• Radiation, Particles, Effect on Food, Human Health
• How Much Should Japan Worry about Nuclear Food?
  

The following FAQs have been developed by our topic editors for this category:

			Do levels of radioactivity in the United States follow the levels being released from the Japanese reactor site?
			Radioactivity in the United States from Japanese Nuclear Plants

The following health physics questions have been answered by an expert and approved by our editors for inclusion in our "Ask the Experts" feature. Click on the question to see the answer.

Questions in this Category Are in the Following Subcategories:
•  Nuclear Energy
•  Nuclear Accidents
Nuclear Energy
Q279	–	How is radiation measured around nuclear power plants?
Q361	–	Nuclear power plant radiation worker doses
Q616	–	Tooth Fairy Project
Q1202	–	Pathways of exposure in nuclear power plant accident
Q1662	–	First power plant
Q2801	–	CANDU Reactors
Q3501	–	Boy Scout and breeder reactor
Q3710	–	Nuclear power plant releases
Q4074	–	Attack on Indian Point
Q5383	–	Nuclear submarines
Q6232	–	QF for fission fragments
Q6573	–	Nuclear-powered aircraft
Q9656	–	Flying through Fukushima plumes
Q9668	–	Marine contaminated from Fukushima plant
Nuclear Accidents
Q926	–	Travel in Ukraine
Q3998	–	Monitoring of environment
Q4056	–	Phase out nuclear power?
Q4227	–	Source term estimation
Q4999	–	Measures when a person is allergic to potassium iodide
Q5487	–	Radiation levels in Belarus
Q6448	–	Are Chernobyl-area residents contaminated?
Q7000	–	Expiration date of potassium iodide (KI)
Q7799	–	Magic pill to prevent radiation effects

The following websites may also be useful:

			“Environmental Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident and Their Remediation: Twenty Years of Experience”
			Casualty Management (CDC)
			Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
			Nuclear Power: Villain or Victim
			Radiation Emergencies (EPA)
			U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Information