Posted:
March 24, 2011
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found no indication that harmful radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will reach U.S. territory, including the West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam or the Mariana Islands, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
The U.S. government has reported there is no human health hazard outside of a 50-mile radius around the plant. Accordingly, the Coast Guard has issued a Navigational Warning directing vessels to avoid the area. Vessels known to have transited the affected area may be considered for additional screening, but the Coast Guard advises any potential contamination is probably below levels considered hazardous. The Coast Guard is taking additional steps to ensure public safety on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The complete Coast Guard notice is available online.
Coast Guard monitoring radiation risk to Pacific ports
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found no indication that harmful radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will reach U.S. territory, including the West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam or the Mariana Islands, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
The U.S. government has reported there is no human health hazard outside of a 50-mile radius around the plant. Accordingly, the Coast Guard has issued a Navigational Warning directing vessels to avoid the area. Vessels known to have transited the affected area may be considered for additional screening, but the Coast Guard advises any potential contamination is probably below levels considered hazardous. The Coast Guard is taking additional steps to ensure public safety on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The complete Coast Guard notice is available online.