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>> so there are two separate problems. unfortunately, they're all problems happening at the same time. so we have reactors one, two and three. we have a reactor that has fuel inside the reactor, and there's concern that there is a partial meltdown at each of these three reactors. so the question is, will the containment vessels, will the three feet of concrete and reinforced steel hold that together so that -- those partial meltdowns do not reach the environment, and that's what people are concerned about, especially for reactor number two. last night there was an explosion inside the reactor ...

Time. so we have reactors one, two and three. we have a reactor that has fuel inside the reactor, and there's concern that there is a partial meltdown at each of these three reactors. so the question is, will the containment vessels, will the three feet of concrete and reinforced steel hold that together so that -- those partial meltdowns do not reach the environment, and that's what people are concerned about, especially for reactor number two. last night there was an explosion inside the reactor and you had the government and the iaea speculate that the containment vessel, the last line of d...

Our national security expert who has been helping us. what's your immediate reaction when you hear that yet another fire has erupted at this building, at this nuclear reactor complex? >> well, it's obviously disturbing. we started to talk about this a couple of days ago. that everyone was focusing on the reactors and maybe we need to pay attention to the spent fuel ponds. especially after the hydrogen explosions. i think it's curious that a second fire has started in the same building. i also take note of the fact that the aiea on its website today in an update also points to potential spent f...

Sorry. >> these were bottom of the barrel and agents could have arrested them a year ago, after a dozen gun. not a thousand. the next congressional hearing is tuesday and focus will be on mexico. back to you. >> we asked the acting a.t.f. director to appear on "special report" as well. we'll continue to follow it. thank you. leaders in iran say the country is installing new and efficient centrifuges aimed to speed up the nuclear enrichment process. the move comes amid growing fears that tehran is moving toward weapons grade enriched uranium. after four rounds of the u.n. security council san...

Reactors. four, five and six. those reactors are not running, they're in cold shutdown. there's no fear that there would be a meltdown of the reactor core. instead there's a separate concern, that is that the waste, remember when these reactors burned the fuel and then you have waste and you have to put that waste somewhere. unfortunately, the decision was made we're going to store that waste right next to the reactor and they're vulnerable in a different sort of way. >> right. and i should just clarify nhk is saying they're not sure the image they just put out taken from a helicopter, they're...