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About the possible dangers. >> what is critical for a safe operation of a nuclear reactor is the functioning of a cooling system of a reactor core. so if you can imagine, its a sort of big pool in to which the fuel rods inserted. and it has to have a constant supply of cold water to keep that core and that nuclear fuel at a certain temperature. and of course that system relies on a supply of water. that supply of water depends on the functioning of the pumps that pump that water to the core and ...

Issue. one, no concrete structure can withstand a concentrated tank or assault as youre seeing in the cities throughout ukraine right now, but the issue isnt so much about the breach of the containment. its about cutting off the electric power, or plumbing, that keeps those reactors cooled. you mentioned fukushima at the top. i was a consultant for abc news, for one month in 2011, covering the fukushima disaster. there was no structural damage to that facility. the earthquake in japan, knocked o...

Least. while prices keep skyrocketing, wages are not. >> half the time im spending half my paychecks a month on gas. i mean, its kind of taken away a lot of my monthly income. >> reporter: and its not just fuels. supply chain issues had already impacted what youre paying for groceries. and now russias invasion of ukraine has caused wheat futures to rise 50% in the past two weeks. youll soon be paying more for things like bread and cereal. all as americans were ready to emerge from the pandemic a...

Simple reason that theyve been ruled out for different reasons. a no—fly zone, mr zelensky repeated a call for that over ukraine. nato has already mixed such a plan for fear that its forces would then be drawn into this conflict. —— nixed. also a ban on the import of russian oil in the united states. the white house are reluctant to see that put into place for the simple reason that oil prices already rising here. inflation, of course, is it a 40 year high and the fear is that any ban on t...

Price because generally the price we pay at the pumps is a lagging indicator, takes a few days, a week orso indicator, takes a few days, a week or so to filter through into consumer prices so we will see worse yet to come and again lets not forget that the price of oil, the price of gas is notjust something that comes, we think about when it comes to filling our cars or heating our homes, it is a cost of doing business so it will add yet more pressure to businesses, to the people we are buying o...

Predicted it could go as high as $120 a barrel. shares are down and all because russia is one of the worlds largest exporters and producers of oil. the concern is the conflict ramps up, as sanctions are imposed. the disrupt global surprise. we are already seeing a ripple effect across europe. businesses are watching this very, very carefully. businesses are watching this very, very carefully-— businesses are watching this very, very carefully. prices at the pumps at some point— very carefull...

Kris had a letter saying his bill is going up by £600 a year. he writes, "at this point i may as welljust take money out and set it on fire." this might only be the beginning. the conflict in ukraine is going to affect this even more by pushing up wholesale costs. its predicted the price cap could go up to nearly £3,000 a year in october. and its notjust energy. the global cost of oil has also surged — that has a direct impact on prices at the pumps. petrol now costs more than £1.50 a litre...

Instead becoming an inspiration to ukrainians. jillian turner with more from the state department. >> that those words president-elect he thrust is open to the global spotlight becoming a beacon of hope from ukrainians and an icon to the free world. he is jewish and grip in southeastern ukraine. some of his relatives pairs in the holocaust. after getting in law degree he entered the entertainment industry. in 2006 he competed in ukraines version of designate the stars pretty was elected presiden...

That his grip on power at home is more tenuous, certainly, than it was a week ago. and we find ourselves in a dangerous, perilous moment where we have to do everything possible to keep open lines of communication with the russian government, in particular, to insure incidents like this dont spiral out of control. well talk about the fog of war. thats a real thing and again, last night really underscores the real risks that are present in this moment. >> joe, going back to the power station here,...

I fall that very closely. there was no structural damage to that facility. the earthquake in japan knocked out the primary electrical supply, and then the tsunami came in and drowned out the secondary backup electrical supply. that meant that the pumps could not circulate the water through the reactors to cool a fuel rods. elected the fuel rods melting down, three meltdowns. plus the votes of a fight engine gas and several of the facilities leading to three hydrogen explosions. so, the structure...