Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110316:16:06:00
What's the real risk here for japan? >> well, when -- if the fuel rods were exposed, it is not clear that there would be dire consequences at all. in fact, there have been studies by the department of energy that show that a complete uncovering of the fuel rods would not lead to their loss of integrity, at least in the spent fuel pool. if you did have massive melting and loss of water within the reactors themselves, it would melt down and still be contained within the vessel. so you could very much have a situation like we currently have which is that the radiation doses to members of the japa...
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