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>> 700,000 are -- >> and there arent enough buses or vans to take care of that amount of population. >> do we have a direct line to them? >> we have helicopters to give immediate reading to make sure what is in the acceptable dosage. >> which is? >> 500 milligrams. any way to wait for support from camp pendleton? i dont like the idea of the elderly and disabled taking the brunt of that. >> longer we wait, more chance of ex- plosion and how much radiation venting into the atmosphere. >> vent it n...

Danger level of the situation at the plant as of now? >> it is unparalleled. you know, i think that one thing people should understand is that material we counted is there are 1700 metric tons of irradiated fuel sitting in the roof top storage ponds at the six reactors. we are quite concerned that first of all, the cooling systems have been lost to those pools, and they are outside the containment. and we are seeing the danger of fire and explosions. there is an explosion in unit 4 that blew a c...

Only 50 workers left at the plant, are now missing, following an explosion there. obviously grave concerns about whats happening. the heating of the fuel rods, the decision not to use u.s. and japanese military helicopters to drop in water, they really are coming up against many last ditch efforts here. they thought it was going to be the sea water that they were pumping in, in other words, cold water cooling off the rods inside the reactor, and that didnt work. it is just so hot in there, those...

Lives to prevent nuclear disaster. >> those are the people trying to stave off the four reactors at the plant from a total meltdown. >> this crisis centers around one complex, 170 miles northeast of tokyo. >> the latest explosion at the fukushima nuclear plant may have damaged the outer shell. >> they believe it could eventually reach a level seven. that would make it equal to chernobyl. the u.s. offered nuclear assistance. the japanese said they can do it on their own. >> the nuclear threat is ...