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That ive talked to. but water came out of what we believe th numbers lerike this, either came out of the core, somehow, or came out of the water that was surrounding those spent fuel rods. the problem that were seeing now, and the number and the word that im hearing that we have not heard from any agent is cobalt, look up radioactive cobalt, how does it get there, how does it get to the water? alk about thewe gamma rays that might be comin over the ocean,nd the beta rays and how the workers migh...

O some knob ring countries are suspending exports. >> the concern is once it enters the food chain, radiation, even at low levels over time, can be lethal, for instance, gamma-rays from sezium can break down the internal orgbegans, iodine can cause thyroid cancer. leafy greens are at most risk, exposed to contaminated air, while meat, eggs, milk products are at most risk, through eating contaminated grass arfeed -- or feed. >> there will be a demand for certified safe suukwi and other fish and t...

Feeling there. i think people sometimes get the wrong idea about aftershocks. when youre covering this and were talking about the nuclear side of things, i know you got some stuff there. talk us through what sort of protection is around not just for you guys but the people who were in those reactors. >> yeah, i mean, you know, this is a hazmat suit that danielle is holding up. it doesnt look like much. it seals around the neck, around the ankles. thats something people might wear, the workers in...

Outside the facility. now, of course theres been a lot of concern about how much radio activity is going up in the steam and smoke, and again, you know, it gets dispersed quite rapidly. i know theres a lot of concerns and fears, but so far the radiation readings have not been worrisome. >> now, you point out in detail three different deep of rad agyags, and the gamma radiation is the real worry. why is that? isms gamma radiation is basically just like x rays. and the nuclear cores, theyre basica...

Correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. what do we know about their situation? >> reporter: well, we know very little from the workers themselves, elliot. theres been a few little reports, one of the workers, a woman, wrote a blog about her experience inside, it was taken down. one of the wives of the workers literally told people she cried when she found out that her husband who had been pulled out for a period of time had to go back in. its a little of the realty. the personal realty for people who ar...

This situation? >> reporter: well, we know very little from the workers themselves, elliot. theres been a few little reports. one of the workers, a woman, wrote a blog about her experience inside. it was subsequently taken down. one of the wives of the workers literally told people she cried when she found out that her husband who had been pulled out for a period of time had to go back in. its a little of the realty. the personal realty for people who are working inside the plants over there. lo...

>> exactly. as you say, the iaea, the u.n. nuclear watch dog, are saying that two people are missing, dozens are injured, and at least 28 people have been exposed to high levels of radiation. >> originally, sanjay, there were more than 800 workers. on tuesday, they brought out 750 of them. there was a core group of 50. now there are 180 theyre recycling through. one can only imagine. in terms of their future health, they know in some cases theyre going to die. >> yeah, they certainly know the de...

That can have serious effects on the human body. >> were going to take a look now at how radiation can affect the body. weve prepared this chart here. were going to start in the thyroid. you may have heard those iodine pills you can try to take to try to protect the thyroid. radioactive iodine exposure raises long-term risk of thyroid cancer. moderate to heavy radiation can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. it can affect your bone marrow cells. none of these alone is fatal. were going to tal...

Going to die. >> yeah, they certainly know the deal here specifically in terms of the radiation. theyre looking at levels presumably, also trying to figure out what that means for them. one of the things is, they try and protect themselves as much as possible, even with masks like this, for example. we showed suits as well, but they dont do that much in terms of the most dangerous forms of radiation, these gamma rays. these are devices which theyre probably carrying around. this one measures the...

One of the things is, they try and protect themselves as much as possible, even with masks like this, for example. we showed suits as well, but they dont do that much in terms of the most dangerous forms of radiation, these gamma rays. these are devices which theyre probably carrying around. this one measures the background gamma radiation, and if theres certain, they will sweep an area to see how much gamma radiation is coming off of that. thats just giving them the information to your point, a...