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Radioactive material went into the air and people predicted that thousands would die, that cancer rates would increase. in fact, after ten years of studying it, the u.n. has put out three reports indicating that those things did not happen, the total loss of life was 50 in the explosion from direct radiation, a thousand cases of leukemia in the village of chernobyl, 998 were cured. so i think right now it would be better to at least reduce the fears of the people with regard to nuclear radiation...

Were coming up on half past the hour. time to check the latest headlines on japans nuclear crisis. on your screen is reactor number three. the damaged building in the middle surrounds reactor number four. some experts say that plume of smoke in the middle suggests there is a crack in the steel and concrete shell that insulates radioactive material. 50 miles from the plant traces of radiation have been found in tap water. officials in fukushima city say the amounts found yesterday morning were no...

Shore. if the radiation gets bad enough, are we going to have a situation where we are reluctant to send in our troops on the search and rescue missions? >> i think we are already reluctant. we have 15 ships off share in the u.s. navy fleet. nobody in the world knows more about nuclear power reactors than the u.s. navy. they have a massive capability with the marines included in providing humanitarian assistance which they are doing along with lots of u.s. air lift, the district u.s. army engine...

Its the at&t network -- a network of possibilities, creating and integrating solutions, helping business, and the world...work. rethink possible. growing threat posed by radioactive material. the chairman of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission says levels around the fukushima plant are now, quote, extremely high. and the u.s. embassy is advising americans in japan within 50 miles to evacuate the area or stay indoors. thats a greater distance than japanese authorities have been advising. they ...

Devastating tsunami that has completely swept across that northern region of japan. nina? >> andrew, lets get a check in on the weather picture for japan and see how thats likely to affect operations at the fukushima plant and also search and rescue efforts. jennifer delgado standing by at the cnn weather center. what more can you tell snus. >> hi, nina, well, were talking about the fukushima daiichi plants. right now we are dealing with an easterly flow. and that is going to continue to spread ...

And you can foresee outcomes where most of the radiation, radioactive material stays inside. but its just not clear at this moment where its going. >> what i cant understand in this, in terms of the planning, as to where they put these nuclear plants, is, in a country like japan, they have a lot of earthquakes so you could choose any one country and it could be deemed a risk. why would you put them anywhere near the ocean? when we know that tsunamis can get triggered by earthquakes? because unle...

And that is going to be good news for residents who live over towards the west. i also want to point out to you that the winds will be peaking at 42 miles per hour. that will help with the mixing of the radiation leaking out of the plant. in addition to the winds, were also talking about the temperatures outside. very cold. notice anywhere up towards the north, dealing with temperatures generally in the single digits. feels even cooler when you add in that wind. in addition to that, were also go...

The question, though-s whether -- and we dont have an answer to this. and i think we should be cautious about it. is whether the containment vessel, that last line of defense, has been breached. tom i thought made some very interesting observations about what might be circumstantial evidence for that. in addition, the utility was complaining earlier, and its reported now from the world nuclear association, that they put a bunch of water into the vessel but the water level did not rise. that sort...

Theyve had problems opening and closing valves. its getting harder to deal with keeping the cores covered. and you can foresee outcomes where most of the radiation, radioactive material stays inside. but its just not clear at this moment where its going. >> what i cant understand in this in terms of the planning as to where they put the nuclear plants is dealing with a country like japan, they have a lot of earthquakes so, you could almost choose anywhere in the country and it would be deemed a ...

Now, were talking so much about radiation and exactly what it is the potential dangers and the potential risks. what we need to clarify here is what sort of radiation were talking about. now, there is radiation, radioactive material that is created inside the reactor uranium and byproducts. there is also material released into the atmosphere when they vent, release steam to release pressure from the reactors core. thats considered noble gases and it is less dangerous. weve been speaking to our c...