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Hydrogen explosions, effectively the kidneys of the power plant have been removed. so theyre just accumulating movie. thats more of a technical issue. but we have this whole issue about it is incomprehensible that they could allow workers to go into the power plant without those devices during normal operations, much less post accident conditions. and then we get a radiation reading and were all trying to make sense of it and understand whats going on, the blogs are going on all over the world e...

>> well, anderson, theres a couple of things. number one, theyve made a bit of an effort in terms of bringing in this mega barge to hold up to 4 million gallons of contaminated water. but quite frankly, thats just going to be a drop in the bucket. we know as a consequence of the hydrogen explosives some of the systems normally in place to process waste have been damaged or destroyed. effectively the kidneys of the power plant have been removed. so theyre just accumulating movie. thats more of a ...

Accident conditions. and then we get a radiation reading and were all trying to make sense of it and understand whats going on, the blogs are going on all over the world earlier in the week about potential criticality. then we come back a day later and say the readings are wrong. its inconceivable. >> tom, youve been looking at these pumps that are being rushed to japan. how is this all going to work, these pumps? they can also be used to contain it in cement. how is it going to work? >> i guess...

The news, japanese officials say a previous radiation reading was a mistake. it showed radioactive water in the reacts cooling system testing ten million times higher than unusual. robert gates says he does not think libya is vital interest to the u.s. but he adds that the nation is part of a region that of american interest. >> gregg: new developments in yemen today, islamic militants taking over a weapons factory and capturing strategic territory. yemen is a hotbed for al-qaeda acting as a sta...

Is it? >> no. its not -- it sounds scary but its not. >> reporter: and heres another thing. radiation levels peak and drop within minutes, and depend on the distance from the hot zone. imagine this intersection is the perimeter of the daiichi nuclear plant. im standing here at one of the reactor sites, i get a high radiation reading, crossing to the other side to the front gates, 30, 40 meters away, according to the official readings, it could be significantly lower. but that all depends on the ...

This is what they look like in the latest image from digital globe. you can see all the damage. officials have been covering this a lot more closely and getting more pictures, looking close. they can see the damage, too. look at this photograph taken after the tsunami. you dont see as much apparent damage. when you look at the current pictures, you can see things have broken down in the explosions, the heat, the radiation, so they have changed the rating. one reason is the radiation reading. com...

Well speak to people on the ground to find out what is actually happening to her. plus, confusion rages. officials say radiation reading that seemed unbelievable is, in fact, that, but why the equipment goes so badly. good day to you. good afternoon. im peter alexander. thank you for joining us on our extended coverage of "msnbc sunday." there are new developments this hour in libya. just a short time ago there we learned of reports of at least six new explosions heard in the libyan capital of...

The safety of spent nuclear fuel rods at that facility. and authorities are investigating the cause of white smoke or possibly steam rising from the plants number three nuclear reactor. a top government official says radiation levels around the plant still fluctuate, but its unclear why. >> translator: one thing i would like to confirm, now this increase in radiation reading and in number three reactor, the containment vessel is it possible that the containment vessel has failed? well, number th...

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