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Cnns kyung lah joinings me from tokyo and in hong kong, michael freelander. michael, u.s. government engineers are warning that the plant faces new threats, one that could persist indefinitely, mounting stresses on the containment structures, the possibility of explosions due to the release of hydrogen and oxygen. what do you make of these new reports the "new york times" is reporting? >> lets put it into a little bit of context. we are so far outside the original design basis of this power plan...

Water thats even more radioactive. now high levels of radiation have been found in fish. today for the first time authorities issued safety standards for fish. tepco facing a growing backlash has offered payments to residents in ten communities near the plant. its calling the money a token offer and says more will come. but one city has flatout rejected the money saying it amounts to about $12 a person. cnns kyung lah joins me from tokyo and in hong kong, michael freelander. michael, u.s. govern...

Its calling the money a token offer and says more will come. but one city has flat out rejected the money saying it amounts to about $12 a person. cnns kyung lah joinings me from tokyo and in hong kong, michael freelander. michael, u.s. government engineers are warning that the plant faces new threats, one that could persist indefinitely, mounting stresses on the containment structures, the possibility of explosions due to the release of hydrogen and oxygen. what do you make of these new reports...

Rejected the money saying it amounts to about $12 a person. cnns kyung lah joins me from tokyo and in hong kong, michael freelander. michael, u.s. government engineers are warning that the plant faces new threats, one that could persist indefinitely, mounting stresses on the containment structures, the possibility of explosions due to the release of hydrogen and oxygen. what do you make of these new reports the "new york times" is reporting? >> well, you know, anderson, lets put it into a bit of...

Anywhere close to that threshold at this point in time. >> reporter: the aircraft in question had undergone just 39,000 take-offs and landings when the fuselage tore away. southwest airlines is determined to make sure such an event does not happen again. as of tuesday morning, the airline said all 79 boeing 737 300 aircraft had been inspected. minor cracks were found in five of these aircraft. all five will remain grounded until they are repaired. and the faa has directed all older 737s to be in...

Workers around the two units that seem to be smoking but they havent exactly given up on cooling down reactors at this time. they still got the fire trucks up there pumping water over those troubled reactors. the main worry at the moment, of course, is that number 3 reactor in which temperatures have been fluctuating wildly there over the last 48 hours. the worry is because its partly fueled by plutonium and experts say it could cause longer health problems if there is an event such as a meltdow...

Definitely a sense of unease, i guess is the best way to put it. you hate to say widespread panic but it really has kind of kicked up a notch. weve seen people going to grocery stores, long lines outside, people stocking up on food, people stocking up on water. really whatevers left of fuel because they know that if they are anywhere near this plant, they may have to stay indoors. if they have to do that for a while, they know supplies are running short. >> thank you so much to abcs akiko fujita...

Would be maintaining constant and not decaying as it is or reports show that pressure is dropping. >> in terms of that word containment, it is a word we use commonly not as jargon, it is meant to be several types of structure. containment could be the outside building that surrounds the reactor as a whole. that was what we saw the explosion do so much damage to in the first two explosions, but containment also refers to the smaller containment around the core itself, around the reactor itself? >...

Open, but if the containment were intact, the pressure inside would be maintaining constant and not decaying as it is or reports show that pressure is dropping. >> in terms of that word containment, it is a word we use commonly not as jargon, it is meant to be several types of structure. containment could be the outside building that surrounds the reactor as a whole. that was what we saw the explosion do so much damage to in the first two explosions, but containment also refers to the smaller co...

Out someplace, perhaps through a breach, a crack, a valve left open, but if the containment were intact, the pressure inside would be maintaining constant and not decaying as it is or reports show that pressure is dropping. >> in terms of that word containment, it is a word we use commonly not as jargon, it is meant to be several types of structure. containment could be the outside building that surrounds the reactor as a whole. that was what we saw the explosion do so much damage to in the firs...