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Sitting here in a warehouse? >> most of this equipment was taken out of service at the end of 2004. when our federal funding ran out. >> reporter: and how much federal funding do you get? >> right now, none. >> reporter: nothing? >> nothing. >> reporter: hardwin said theyre still doing limited environmental monitoring around the reactors, and he does feel theyre safe. how do you do long-term health studies on shell bluff? >> thats a good question. i dont have a good answer for it. i really dont....

Weapons plant. we went to shell bluff where the ground has already been broken for new reactors to let them voice their own opinions. >> reporter: the >> these are the first reactors being built in the united states in nearly 30 years. were about to meet this one woman this is annie stevens. shes here with her brother who recently passed away. she lives in shell bluffs and has concerns about the two new as well as the two existing reactors in her town. shell bluff is located in burke county, geo...

Good to see you. >> reporter: people in shell bluff want to figure out why the cancer rates are so high. in this town, theres already two reactors. on top of that its across the road from a toxic site. we went to shell bluff for a full 24 hours where the ground has already been broken for the new reactors, unless the people there voice their concerns. these are the first reactors being built in the united states in nearly 30 years. were about to meet this one woman. this is annie laura stevens, ...

>> reporter: were back at annie lauras house. she showed us this emergency pamphlet, what they need to do in case theres a leak at camp vogel, which is the nuclear plant in town. and we were looking at it, and noticed that she circled her evacuation route. and next to it, she says, have mercy upon us all. the nuclear regulatory commission allows power plants to monitor themselves, to see if theyre contaminating the environment. both the nrc and the plants operator say the facility is safe. its m...

Why no one is testing their well water. and those are the kinds of things that theyre hoping will happen before two new reactors are built in their community. just days after leaving shell bluff, we did talk to the department of energy about what we learned. since then, the department now plans to reinstate its federal funding to the state of georgia for independent environmental monitoring. it will be dedicated to the site across the river. depending how much funding the state gets will determi...

Noticed that she circled her evacuation route. next to it she says, have mercy upon us all. the nuclear regulatory commission allows power plants to monitor themselves to see if they are contaminating the environment. both the nrc and the plants operator say the facility is safe. its morning, day two, shell bluff. we are headed to the church now. i think that more people are realizing that cnn is in town. theyre reaching out, wanting to talk and tell stories. >> we had protests. we voiced our op...

President obamas big push for nuclear energy brings us to a small town that used to be in the spotlight. the town in georgia already has two nuclear reactors. the president wants two new ones to be built but there is a problem. people in shell bluff say they are afraid of more reactors because they say people in the community are dying from cancer. they want to know why. in fact, the countys death rate from cancer is 51% higher than the national average. abby boudreau went to this town. how woul...

Environmental monitoring around the reactors. he does feel theyre safe. how is anybody supposed to do a long-term health study on people in shell bluff? >> thats a good question. i dont have a good answer to it. >> reporter: okay. >> i really dont. i mean, you cant do that kind of study unless youve got the data to base it on. otherwise youre just speculating as to what may be there and what may not. >> reporter: we are leaving here with questions. whos watching for these people? where is the go...

People of shell bluff. i mean, these are the kinds of things they wanted answered. >> good, good, good stuff. thank you, abbie. >> thanks. toyota denies wrongdoing, but agrees to pay millions to avoid a sticky situation in court. were back in a moment.