Oregon officials say no public health risk to state from Japan nuclear emergency [View All]

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Nuclear experts from Oregon and the U.S. responded Saturday to an explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant, saying there's no reason to believe large waves of radiation will cross the Pacific Ocean.

Air quality remained normal in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority said Saturday afternoon. In a written statement, department officials said the blast posed no risk to the state.

The U.S. Energy Department also said Saturday there were no immediate impacts in the United States.

"There is no indication whatsoever that materials from the incidents in Japan have potential to have any meaningful effect on the U.S. homeland," Stephanie Mueller, the U.S. energy department's press secretary, wrote in an e-mail to The Oregonian.

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