how are you? >> good, how are you? >> i'm good, sir. officials say the pressure inside nuclear plant 3 is high but stabilized. what do you make of that? and is it a positive sign, and if so, how positive? >> well, alex, i'm not a nuclear engineer, but to me, any time they can prevent a release of radioactive material to the environment, that's a very good sign, so i'm encouraged by that. >> okay, generally speaking, what's your assessment of how much radiation has been released into the atmosphere overall and the level of danger there? >> well, i think a significant amount has been released to the environment. the good news is that the winds have carried a lot of that away, so that's good news for the japanese people and good that radioactive material has not been allowed to deposit on the lands and have individuals intake that into their bodies. >> okay. the japanese government now saying the fukushima plant is going to have to close eventually. first off, do you think there's at any point a realistic chance