Radiation from Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to reach California by Friday. However, President Obama said the levels of radiation are not expected to be high enough to be cause for concern.
"We do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the United States, whether it's the West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska or U.S. territories," Obama said at a press conference on Thursday.
Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant was damaged after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake stuck off shore on March 11, 2011. Massive damage from the tsunami that follow has left more than 6,000 reported dead and more than 15,000 remain missing.
There are six nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Two were off line when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan last Friday, but are at risk of releasing radiation through spent fuel rods. Explosions have occurred at the other reactors, and the core in reactor number 3 has “begun to meltdown,” according to the Denver Post.
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