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Commoditized because we need many more of them. >> if you said new, clean, small nuclear two weeks ago, an audience around the nation says, well buy into this. this has not been a good month for nuclear. having seen what weve seen in japan that those adjectives apply to the nuclear power youre talking about? >> salute absolutely. the facts of the japanese disaster, 40-year-old plant, 50-year-old construction technology, 50, 60-year-old nuclear technology. buy goodness, we dont use anything 50 or...

Buildings that are not built well. thats where you have the injuries and the deaths. in an area like this as we have been talking about. we have experienced earthquakeses for hundred of years, the town of concepcion was moved because of the earthquakes. and what can you tell us about what it does for something in this place? >> it is hard to say how much the buildings have been upgraded over a time period. you may have some cities that are somewhat older and may have been constructed with more b...

So, not knowing whats going on with either the construction techniques or the engineering design, that will all have to be looked at in the coming days and weeks. >> i want to show viewers video of this bridge before the collapse video. on the right side of the screen, this video was taken days ago. it was nighttime, obviously. pictures from the miami herald. you see part of the process of them installing this bridge, you described a rapid installation, accelerated. i cant recall the phrase that...