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Japan. some steel mills owned by rio tinto has suspended production. camera maker nick conhas also closed plants, so it's really being felt across every industry sector. back to you, chris. >> mandy, thank you so much. it's hard to imagine what life must be like for people around the fukushima plant, nearly two weeks after the earthquake, levels of radioactive material has been detected in seawater, 20 times past the allowable limit. is it the start of more serious problems ahead for survivors? discovery channel's aton edwards joins us in studio. how serious is this? 29 times the normal leve...

States. well, the nuclear regulatory commission has come out with a list of the facilities most at risk should an earthquake happen. turns out the plant topping the list is not in quake prone california, but 24 miles north of new york city. we're talking about the indian point free power plant. the plant with the second highest risk is the pilgrim nuclear power station in plymouth, massachusetts. and rounding out the top three, the limb rick one nuclear plant in limb rick, pennsylvania. there are others as well. i'm joined now live by the discovery channel's aton edwards who wrote "preparednes...

Skin so nothing comes in the sides. >> this seals it against your face so nothing gets in in the sides. you need this to protect your respiratory system from the inhalation of radioactive material. this is the potassium iodide and iodate. this is iodide. this is a thyroid blocker. one of the by-products is radioactive iodine. that's one of the things you don't want to get absorbed in your system. it produces a lot of damage. what will radioactive i oh dean protects the thyroid. >> i appreciate your time talking to us. there are teams in tokyo preparing with these things in case there's need, a...

The best. for now, i don't feel any particular worry about being in this particular area. >> eric, thank you. i appreciate that. the citizens of japan and i mentioned that citizens in the united states and up and down the west coast are trying to prepare for the threat of radiation. discovery channel's aton edwards joins me now. he wrote the book "preparedness now." how do you prepare for radiation leaking from a nuclear plant? >> nathere's nothing you can don terms of plant itself, but there's precautionary measures you can take to help to protect you in the event you have an accident nearby,...

Just not set up for that. the -- the great thing about japan is that it was fortified. it was built for -- >> we keep hearing that. they were expected thing. >> they were. they built their buildings and had certain specifications to build the buildings so they could sway. in the united states, new york is due for an earthquake. we were talking about this earlier. the newsroom. new york's due for an earthquake. and we could see an earthquake not -- you know, i would doubt we would get an earthquake of an 8.0 magnitude but we could see a significant earthquake here and what are we going to do wh...