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Professor of nuclear engineering and radiological services at the university of michigan joining us. clearly when you take a look at the situation thats happening in japan and you see its now being raised the level here, what kind of threat do you think that poses to the japanese people now? >> i think that rise in the level of severity is an indication of just the extent of the problem. it didnt occur overnight. it takes time to figure out what has happened at the site and reading it at a level...

Japan at the nuclear facility which we have been speaking. reactor number four has the spent nuclear fuel rods and that reactor was not online when the, lit and the tsunami came after it but, instead, the fuel rods are outside a containment core and in a pool designed to keep them cool. now, the united states nuclear agency says that all of the water in that pool has evaporated. what does that mean? from the department of nuclear engineering at university of california, explain to us what this m...

Japans prime minister has declared a nuclear emergency. has extended the evacuation order to anybody living within ten kilometers of the reactor. his trade minister admitted that a radiation leak might occur, at the fukushima power plant and his chief cabinet minister had this to say -- >> translator: one of the nuclear reactors cannot cool down. therefore, if the reactors continues to remain at high temperature, we are bracing for the worst scenario. and we are instructing nearby residents to e...

[ crashing sounds ] japans prime minister has declared a nuclear emergency. has extended the evacuation order to anybody living within ten kilometer of the reactor. his trade minister admitted that a radiation leak might occur, and his chief cabinet minister had this to say -- >> translator: one of the nuclear reactors cannot cool down. therefore, if the reactors remains at high temperature, we are bracing for the worst scenario. and we are instructing nearby residents to evacuate. >> so as th...

Residents to evacuate. >> so has the countdown to destruction, has it begun? joining me is richard lester, head of the department of nuclear engineering and science, and matthew ward, "the new york times" nuclear expert. matthew, if i may start with you, what is your understanding of the latest situation at the fukushima plant? >> when you shut down the new york plant, youre continuing to produce heat. you have to have electricity to run the pumps and cool the place down. they lost not only the ...

[ crashing sounds ] japans prime minister has declared a nuclear emergency. has extended the evacuation order to anybody living within ten kilometer of the reactor. his trade minister admitted that a radiation leak might occur, and his chief cabinet minister had this to say -- >> translator: one of the nuclear reactors cannot cool down. therefore, if the reactors remains at high temperature, we are bracing for the worst scenario. and we are instructing nearby residents to evacuate. >> so as th...

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