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About 30 minutes they could no longer see anymore flames. obviously there's a cooling issue there. what are the risks and what needs to be done urgently? >> the urgent thing is you have to keep water going into that nuclear fuel pool. it's not being cooled. they are just pumping salt water in and it's boiling off. almost like a pot on the stove. it will keep boiling off. you have to make up for what's boiling off. if the water drops and fuel becomes exposed, it causes a very high gamma ray exposure on site. we almost had this here in the united states back in the '90s where a fuel pool began t...

The japanese have demonstrated a great resiliency and ability to pull together in times of adversity. we are confident they'll overcome this challenge. >> the problems in japan of course led to questions about the safety of u.s. nuclear plants. there are 104 of them, some of which are on fault lines or near them, and some of them would be vulnerable to tsunamis. but officials at the white house briefing today said that all those things were taken into account when designing those plants and drawing up plans for those plants. at this point in time, they believe that nuclear facilities in the u....

Comfort some people who are feeling that anxiety? >> well my goal from the outset has been to point people towards verifiable information, to explain the technology and to give some context to the information and to answer basic questions. a lot of people asking, i'm sorry this is a stupid question. there is no stupid question. this is an unfamiliar technology for most people. as engineers, we owe it to society to engage and explain this technology to people in a way that they can understand. >> you know, last hour i had a guest on, jay, he pretty much said 100% he was 100% confident that the ...