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Appears to be an explosion and fire in unit 4. apparently the fuel is burning. this reactor was shut down prior to the earthquake, but they have a fuel pool, nuclear fuel pool and it's apparently on fire. >> brian: that's 4. we know there was problems at 1, 2, and 3. and there have been problems with more. >> steve: the big worry is a meltdown. when you've got the meltdown because then all that nuclear stuff melts out of the concrete and steel bubble and then goes to the containment floor and the worst case scenario is -- you can see right there -- you've got the fuel rods inside. they've got ...

It would melt from the hottest part down to the lowest part. that actually goes through a process of called candling so if looks like candle wax dripping down the fuel rods. we actually did experience at three mile island a meltdown 30% to 55% of the core, somewhere in there, actually melted and that molten part of the core actually relocated to the bottom of the pressure vessel. the pressure vessel stayed intact, so the molten core never left the pressure vessel to actually reach the containment floor, but the containment also stayed intact. what they're experiencing in japan right now, if th...