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But i am concerned about the mark 1s in particular and the ability to contain radiation in this event. >> dr. lymon, you have helped me understand this better and you have not set my mind at ease at all. but thank you for helping us explain it. thanks a lot. >> thank you. >> you look at the devastation caused in japan, and it makes you realize how huge an 8.9 earthquake is. consider that there may be no other country in the world that is better prepared for earthquakes than japan is. what happened to japan is horrific and it is still unfolding, and the reasons why it wasn't an even bigger disa...

It melts and go through the reactor vessel. at that point, it will be hard to stop an extremely severe accident from occurring, and chernobyl like release of radioactivity. so i think the next few hours are critical in the cooling must be restored to up to five reactors or we do face the possibility of a melt down and huge radioactive mess. >> edwin lymon, thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. coming up, what if the scenes coming out of japan were really coming from southern california? this state has been warned for years the big one is coming. is california ready? and today, a...

Not a beg dose, but it is out there and people have few options to get out of here. >> nbc's lester holt, thanks for your report tonight, lester. >> reporter: you bet. >> for more on the nuclear worries surrounding this disaster, we turn to dr. edwin lymon. what do you make of the notion that there is a 12-mile radiation zone risk? is that an adequate zone to be outside of in order to protect yourself? >> i have never believed that an evacuation zone limited to 10 miles or 12 miles would be adequate to protect the public from an increased risk of cancer should there be the worst case scenario....

Plant. this is where the daiichi plant is and this is where the daini plant is. you can see how it all fits together. joining us now, edwin lymon. expert on nuclear power. thank you very much for your time. >> great to be here. >> between the twoof us, there's only one phd in physics. if you could start by saying if i misstated anything or if there's anything critical i left out. >> actually, it was technically flawless, you should get an honorary doctor at in nuclear engineering. >> i like that. is there anything about how the situation progressed in the last few hours that makes you feel any...