Radiation from Japan Disaster has Spread to Worth County, Rest of US

Measurable amounts of radiation from the Japan nuclear disaster have spread all the way to Massachusetts according to the Associated Press. That would mean that it has spread to Worth County and most of the rest of the country. The Associated Press quoted a Massachusetts public health official as saying that the radiation measured is not harmful and that it has a short life of only eight days. Fallout has also reached Canada.

Scientists say that the potential for a Japan-style disaster along the New Madrid Fault Line, the nearest to the area, is much less. The Japan nuclear plants survived the earthquake with minimal damage; it was the tsunami one hour later which knocked out the backup generators and which triggered the disaster. The US is conducting a major disaster drill along the fault lines this spring just in case.