The death toll from today's massive 8.9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan has already reached into the hundreds and is expected to rise. Thousands have been evacuated around a nuclear power plant. We learn about possible problems with nuclear power plants and other angles on the most severe earthquake in 100 years.
The Big One Hits Japan
Credits
Guests:
- Nicholas Szechenyi - Center for Strategic and International Studies - @CSIS
- David Oglesby - University of California Riverside
- Nabih Youssef - Nabih Youssef Associates
- Edwin Lyman - Physicist; director of nuclear power safety, Union of Concerned Scientists - @NucSafetyUCS