Nissan scanning vehicles for radioactive material Tokyo (CNN) -- Nissan has started scanning vehicles made in Japan for traces of radioactive material, a company official said Friday. "Looking ahead, we will continue to implement all appropriate measures to reassure the public that all products from our company remain within globally accepted safety standards and until we are confident that any risk of contamination is completely removed," said Simon Sproule, corporate vice president of marketing for Nissan Motor Company. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/japan.nissan.radiation/index.html?iref=obinsite