Recovery still on in Fukushima disaster area

World Today

Work is still being done to clean up the damaged reactors in Fukushima, Japan. In contaminated areas, some debris has been removed.

The cleanup is a time-consuming and complex process. CCTV America’s Terrence Terashima filed this report.


Lee Kerkohf on using a micro-organism to clean radioactive waste
As we see with Fukushima, cleaning up radioactive waste is a major challenge. One recent discovery is showing promise. A bacteria that has some interesting powers. A team from Rutgers University was behind the find including Professor Lee Kerkohf. He sat down with CCTV America’s Mike Walter, to explain how this micro-organism could help.