Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Almost four years after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, traces of radiation have been detected off the West Coast.
Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have detected traces of the radioactive isotope cesium-124 about 100 miles off the coast of Eureka, California.
But not to worry— scientists say the levels of radiation don't pose a threat to humans. WHOI senior scientist Ken Buesseler joins Take Two for more on the findings.