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Currently has 104 plants. be ins tom costello got a very rare, behind the scenes look at one of the nuclear facilities. he has the exclusive story from louisiana. >> reporter: hi, tamron. thats the reactor core right behind me in that containment building. to demystify nuclear power and emphasize how safe it is in the view of the industry, we were given tremendous access here. we saw the control room. also the cement casing around the nuclear core. we saw the pool that holds the radioactive spen...

Heightening fears of a nuclear meltdown. stan grant, authorities plan to give out iodine to residents in fukushima. how big a problem is this at this point? >> reporter: yeah, youre right, becky. and that iodine would work to offset the impact of any radiation. i can also bring you some reports that are circulating here in japanese media. i stress that cnn havent independently confirmed this, but japanese authorities reporting that some workers at the plant have had exposure to radiation. this n...

>> in terms of the two relief wells currently being drilled, are they being drilled using the same procedures as this well or are they being drilled differently? in other words some of the things that werent used, the double casing, things of this sort, are those relief wells going to use these enhanced safety procedures. >> there are clearly areas of concern, as weve identified in our investigation. cement casing and the relief wells are being drilled with all of those issues absolutely foremos...

>> i believe thats so, congressman. >> in terms of the two relief wells that are currently being drilled, are they being drilled using the same procedures as this well, or are they being drilled differently? in other words some of the things that werent used on this well, the double casing, things of this sort, are those relief wells going to use this enhanced safety procedures. >> there are clearly some areas of concerns as we have identified in our investigation, cement casing and the relief w...

Floor with this thing. we went after certain parts of it. we were the committee that actually brought up the point that the cement casing was 1400 pounds per square inch on one side of the casing and then on the other side of the pipe, it was zero, which was a red flag, which should have -- it was two hours before this thing blew up. i think our committee, the oversite investigation subcommittee took a very methodical approach to it. we didnt sit there and they didnt have time to play finger poi...

Oil over the booms so when the oil comes here, the booms may not work so well. so theyre going to try chemical dispersions over the bottom of the sea. a lot of people are in debate. theyre saying those dispersions are as harmless as the oil itself but bp says theyve gotten approval from the government and theyre going to try do it in the coming hours as well. this is one of those places that the oil could hit first in its first significant landfall. don? >> we talked about this a little bit earl...