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[ audio interruption ] around the plant. the plant is not entirely sure where exactly the leak is coming from, whether its coming from the cooling system or coming from within that. because the workers can only go in at 15 minutes at a time, it makes at it slow protest. we hear from the petco officials, that is the utility company managing the plant, saying that the radioactive substances are in reactor water at all four of the troubled reactor plants now. suggesting that fuel rods have been eit...

Right away, and it wasnt even noticed, wasnt noticed to the electrical grid. but the diesel backup generators were able to handle the problem and also during the 2003 blackout, they also had to turn those backup diesel generators to keep those nuclear rods cooled. thats the essential thing here. the pumps run by electricity, circulate water, keep the rods cool. otherwise they can evap wait the wat evaporate the water in the pools and there is potential for the melt ju meltdown like we have seen ...

Serious questions remain about how japan is handling the nuclear reactor crisis. anderson coopers in tokyo, has the japanese government or power company provided any additional information to clear things up? >> reporter: it sounded like the iaea had had one step forward, reporting power had been restored. power had been connected to reactor number two. tepco, the company that runs the reactors, said the iaea report is not true. they are trying to restore power to reactor number two. ultimately ...

Like this are now sticking out. they are in open air, which means they are reacting and spewing radiation into the air, and experts point out if there is a hole no matter how much water you stick back in youre still not going to be able to keep those rods cool. if there is a hole because of radiation you cant fix it. that means they talk about that chernoble solution where they go in and drop tons antons of sand and concrete because its a catch-22 because experts say you cant really dump the san...

Rods cool, the water would also have a shielding effect on the radioactivity as well. but if the pools are destroyed or empty or leaking or if the water in them is heating up to the point where it may boil off, then the fuel rods in those pools will heat up and start to break down and they will release their radioactivity and it will go into the air. and that may be what has already happened. that may be the cause of the levels of radioactivity at daiichi now that are described as extremely high...

Conflicting opinions on the situation in japans damaged nuclear plants. americas nuclear regulatory agency says there is nothing to keep exposed fuel rods from melting down, but japans agency says water does remain at the reactors to keep the rods cool. concerns over deteriorating conditions caused the markets to plunge another day. the dow dropping 242 points. the "new york times" is reporting that four of its journalists covering the ongoing violence in libya are now missing. editors say they ...

Area up and keep the rods cool. because the radiation levels are so high, its difficult for the workers to get in there. if theyre able to go in without getting radiation burns, it limits what they can do. no one has identified where the breach might be coming from. were hearing that theres been plutonium in five different areas. that doesnt present a risk to humans at the moment, according to the authorities running the utility, but as the samples were taken a week ago indicates that it would g...

Theyre just up there on that fourth floor of those buildings. those buildings that are not in great shape, as can be seen in the first moving pictures released today of reactors 3 and 4. these images were filmed from one of the helicopters that was trying to drop water onto the reactors below. shredded buildings are what is supposed to contain any radioactivity leaking from spent fuel pools inside those buildings. now, that would not be a huge issue if the spent fuel pools were intact, if they w...

Radioactivity leaking from spent fuel pools inside those buildings. now, that would not be a huge issue if the spent fuel pools were intact, if they were full of water, if those fuel rods were under 20 or 30 feet of water in there, because the water would not only keep those rods cool, the water would also have a shielding effect on the radioactivity as well. but if the pools are destroyed or empty or leaking or if the water in them is heating up to the point where it may boil off, then the fuel...