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A horrific grid. it compares the various nuclear meltdown scenarios. we had chernobyl. that was the worst. heres chernobyl, has the highest rating of seven. levels below that are at five, three mile island. the japanese officials are saying now the situation at fukushima right now, the one were looking at is still a four. give us a sense of what that means. seven being chernobyl. five being three mile island. and the difference not in the meltdown degree but the level of successful containment, ...

Fukushima experienced core damage. the uranium lost cool overheated and interacting now with the fuel clanning which has melted inside of the reactor and as a result that has generated a lot of the hydrogen gas and oxygen, two explosive elements. apparently the hydrogen and oxygen gas leaked out of the reactor vessel along with radio activity and filled the cavity and there are many ignition sources inside of the reactor building . it ignited . detonated with an explosion that blew a wall out of...

Plant, you could be talking about something that could affect the entire world? could affect the world? >> the winds blow west to east. and that means that any of the radioactive material that enters the atmosphere would be blown onto the west coast of the united states and beyond. so, yes, a serious meltdown here, would affect populations in the united states and potentially it around the globe. we have to hope that they can contain it. that it doesnt get to that point. if you can concane it no...

Is been hydrogen in the reactor core. we understand, as well, hour, you do have a robust containment structure surrounding that and that would be a couple feet of concrete and steel reinforced rebar in that so that structure is still intact as we understand. so the defense at that facility is doing what it needs to do which is to assure even in a serious situation potentially you could say worst case scenario that public health and safety is still being maintained. >> here is what we understand ...

Boiling water reactors where the core melts and will drop through the containment vessel. then you want to make sure that the concrete which is feet thick can contain that molten core. if that fails, then that is really the worst case scenario that the entire containment structure collapses, then we have massive releases of highly radioactive material. >> and that material that would be released in a case like that would be released in a gassy us form? a radioactive cloud that could move? >> onc...

Blowout, the fastest way and most efficient way is you blow it in. you need to build some kind of containment structure and put a lot of dirt on top of it if you were on soil down below youd find some other material. the soil would wash away. youd find some other material and youd want the explosion to go down into the earth. the problem with that, that is risky because youre in salt territory and a geologist would tell you the hardness of the salt dome which sits on top of these reservoirs. if ...

More totalitarian society that doesnt have to worry about pr, like the old soviet union or china today works they try something were not trying? >> if you really want to stop a blowout, the fastest way and most efficient way you is blow it in. you use explosives and you build a structure around it to try to make sure that the force of the explosion goes down, not up, and so you need to build some kind of a containment structure, put a lot of dirt on top of it, if you were on soil. down below you...

Explosion goes down, not up, and so you need to build some kind of a containment structure, put a lot of dirt on top of it, if you were on soil. down below youd find other material because soil would wash away. so youd find some other material and you want that explosion to go down into the earth. now the problem with that, that is risky because youre in salt dome territory and ageologist would tell you that the fa jilt, the hardness that have salt dome which sits on top of these reservoirs, if ...

They tried it a few days ago. they had a giant top hat or containment structure with 100 tons. it didnt work. they wanted to try it again on a smaller scale but were getting word it has formed ice crystals because of the gas and sea water and these methane crystalling as bouyant preventing the top hat to rest on the ocean which it has to do. there are other things that theyre considering, one other thing, something called a junk shot meaning the blowout preventer tube would be filled with litera...

Four story high, 100-ton containment dome will soon be lowered over the oil spill, dick cheneys katrina. chances of success, unknown. what metaphorical containment dome can possibly stem the tide of political hypocrisy ebbing from the governor of louisiana. the stopping of the gushing well has never been tried before. now talking about the actual thing, not the governor. but the steel box was moved in position today to be lowered a mile under the surface of the gulf of mexico. an executive from ...