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SALT LAKE CITY -- In a dramatic escalation, the nuclear reactors damaged in earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged Japan began releasing radiation Monday night.
Officials say a fourth reactor is on fire at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant and is releasing more radiation. A third explosion earlier breached the containment structure at the plant, and that radiation is high enough in nearby areas to damage health.
Japan's Prime Minister is warning everyone within 30 kilometers -- or 19 miles -- of the plant to stay indoors.
The question that concerns some people around here is, could a radioactive cloud make it all the way to Utah?
Dr. Scott Miller, Chief of Radiobiology at the Department of Radiology at the University of Utah's School of Medicine spoke with KSL to answer a few questions.
Watch the video above to hear his answers.
