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>> you believe this structure can withstand as much of a punch as mother nature will deliver. >> we bhooef it's designed to withstand as much of a punch is expected to happen within this area. that's correct. >> what about unexpected? >> well, unexpected, we believe it's greater than six it can handle. >> you think you could handle a seven? >> yes. >> far more likely is the risk of a severe hurricane. the plant's lowest critical equipment along the hudson river is 15 feet above sea level. >> flood levels are rising. what do you do? >> we shut the units down. we would sandbag everything we coul...

The nrc or nuclear regulatory commission is looking at reactors here in the united states. andrew cuomo says the indian point station is the first priority. cnn's allan chernoff got an exclusionive tour inside the plant just this week. keep this in mind during the tour, this site is less than 25 miles from new york city and sits on a fault line. >> reporter: heading into the nuclear core -- >> the reactor head is in the back. >> reporter: -- we get an exclusive look inside a reactor that the governor of new york feels is a danger to the country's most populous city. it's confirmed that the pow...

Adults, but they have asked parents to stop giving their babies tap water. now, that adds to the list of products that have been affected by radiation leaks. vegetables, including broccoli and spinach, raw milk, even sea water have all been tainted. this came on a day when a spike in radiation levels forced workers to pull out of reactor number two at fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. they have been working to restore there -- restore the power there and stabilize the plant. the setback really shows the challenges workers are up against nearly two weeks into this crisis. in areas devastated by ...

Very reluctant to use its power of the purse to affect military operations. now that being said, there's the very strong prospect that the money the united states spends in libya will wipe out any spending cuts that this congress, the republican congress has achieved. so you may see morage station from usual about the price tag for this effort. >> james oliphant we appreciate your insight as always. we'll take a turn now to the quake-ravaged region of japan. power cables are reconnected to all six reactors at the island nation's crippled nuclear complex. new footage shows usndehe plant. the ...

Cancer. it is safe for adults to drink that tap water. this morning a 6.0 aftershock rattled the region that houses the damaged fukushima nuclear plant. a 5.0 tremor followed 20 minutes later. the death toll now in japan up to nearly 10,000 with over 13,000 according to the latest information missing. and the fda is now banning some food imports from japan, milk, fresh fruit and vegetables from areas near that damaged nuclear plant are not allowed to enter the united states. food imparted from japan makes up less than 4% of all of the foods imported to this country. lee cowan is live from se...