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Radioactive water. so the initial report, even though they had to evacuate everyone, that was probably for the concern of getting them into a building safely away from any tsunami that might come ashore. and of course those are out and still watching. no reports as yet of any significant damage. the initial tsunami wave was projected to be around a meter. but it can vary greatly depending where you are on the coast. >> just to be clear, the other nuclear facilities that you had mentioned that ra...

Of old lessons still waiting to be learned. one day before the nuclear disaster in japan, one day, u.s. officials signed off on a 20-year license extension for the vermont yankee nuclear plant. look familiar at all? the reactor shares the exact same design as the now crippled fukushima reactors. a ge-made reactor whose design flaws have resurfaced over the last few weeks. you may only hear about the three mile island accident when you hear about u.s. nuclear safety issues. but an abc news review...

20-year license extension for the vermont yankee nuclear plant. look familiar at all? the reactor shares the exact same design as the now crippled fukushima reactors. a ge-made reactor whose design flaws have resurfaced over the last few weeks. you may only hear about the three mile island accident when you hear about u.s. nuclear safety issues. but an abc news review of nuclear regulatory records turned up 56 separate safety violations at u.s. nuclear power plants in the last four years alone. ...

Officials signed off on a 20-year license extension for the vermont yankee nuclear plant. look familiar at all? the reactor shares the exact same design as the now crippled fukushima reactors. a ge-made reactor whose design flaws have resurfaced over the last few weeks. you may only hear about the three mile island accident when you hear about u.s. nuclear safety issues. but an abc news review of nuclear regulatory records turned up 56 separate safety violations at u.s. nuclear power plants in t...

Generators and generators upon generators to back them up, so i think that the safety of reactors is something we constantly upgrade, but we -- they are safe today. >> because i -- in japan the backup generators, if they had them, they didnt work. is every reactor here in the united statesreactor here in th united states loaded with backup generators, and if they dont work theres other failsafe measures to make sure the spent fuel roads dont explode? >> yes, there are backup generators. generato...

Of course, they did in japan, as well. >> quake, what other kinds of things are they prepared for? >> far more likely in this area is a horrific hurricane. this plant is right along the hudson river. so they do plan for the possibility of flooding. the most vulnerable equipment is 15 feet above the level of sea water. okay. whats the key issue here? its all about power for the plant. the plant must have power. lets take a look now at the spent fuel pool. this is where that nuclear power -- those...

Being inserted, taken out, and then sent through a canal to the plant, hopefully we can come up with that video right now, a very, very interesting scenario, the pool is very, very, very delicate, of course. were not looking at the pool right there. but nonetheless, thats inside the nuclear core. and essentially what they need to do here is make sure that no matter what problem they have, the power stays on. they have got three backup generators for each unit. they have got a backup to the backu...

Who you are talking to. we remember charlie wilsons war, and we want to avoid that in the future. >>shepard: thank you, michael. good of you to join us. the latest now from japan where officials are reporting some progress today in getting the badly damaged nuclear plants under control. in fact, we have learned that the damage to reactors one and two is worse than thought and crews have been connected power lines to all six reactors at the fukushima plant but officials say there is a lot more wo...

Now, i dont doubt they should be calling on experts from around the world, im sure the united states is happy to provide assistance, the international atomic energy agency headed by a japanese official, so, i think theyll have the best technical advice they can get. and continue to work to see that the engineering basics of the reactors continue to function, to prevent leakage. >> eric: from your experience, what do you predict will happen later today and the next couple of days? >> well, they a...

There have been 11 attempts since 9/11 here in new york. and they remain concerned that whether its the lone wolf or whether its al qaeda itself-inspired plot that its a pa main concern. but the drone strikes that the cia efforts have disrupted the network there. they may not be as capable so they wind up with not as sophisticated operatives trying to off bombs in plots that so far in many cases have failed. >> people living in every major city in the northeast are sweating out this unrelenting ...