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Japan at the nuclear facility which we have been speaking. reactor number four has the spent nuclear fuel rods and that reactor was not online when the, lit and the tsunami came after it but, instead, the fuel rods are outside a containment core and in a pool designed to keep them cool. now, the united states nuclear agency says that all of the water in that pool has evaporated. what does that mean? from the department of nuclear engineering at university of california, explain to us what this means, sir. >>guest: well, if there is not enough water in the cooling pool, that means --. >>shepard...

Here is the most important part. they didn't have this. there was no outer containment structure around the core. it was this. so whe japan, the can't happen. they have the thick containment walls that would most likely contain radioactivity material even in the event of this meltdown. however. because of the update now, of the explosion last night, we do not know for sure but here is the worst case, the worst news i've heard that the explosion may have caused a crack in the containment core. if that is true, that's trouble. according to the nuclear and industrial safety agency, in japan, the ...

Showing you a while ago. that containment core. that was the last line of defense. they said if there is a crack there or explosion of any kind, that would release this water, which has radioactive material in it. because it is so hot, vapors would come up from it and the radioactive material would release into the at informs mere. has that happened? we can't say that definitively, we can tell you that the japanese government now reports that it believes radiation may be leaking now from that reactor number 2 up the coast at fukushima. well, as we wait for more developments on that, the crisis...

Trigger the explosion. here is the most important part. they didn't have this. there was no outer containment structure around the core. it was this. so when it exploded, the m&ms shot out. all over. somebody is going to have to clean that up, with their mouth. i volunteer. in japan, the can't happen. they have the thick containment walls that would most likely contain radioactivity material even in the event of this meltdown. however. because of the update now, of the explosion last night, we do not know for sure but here is the worst case, the worst news i've heard that the explosion may hav...