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The damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear plant, which is the plant where the reactor -- there's been an explosion in reactor number 2. so that's now three reactors there that have had explosions over the last several days. because of that explosion the plant has increased, and i quote, according to a government official, increased levels that can impact human health. they're now saying anyone within a 30-kilometer radius of that plant should now remain indoors, should shelter in place. the location here in sendai where we are is about 64 kilometers from that plant. but this, certainly an issue of...

Plant has inning creased -- and i quote according to a government efficiently, increased levels that can impact human health. they're now saying anyone within a 30 kilometer radius of that plant should now remain indoors, should shelter in place. the location here in sendai where we are is about 64 kilometers from that plant. but this, certainly an issue of great concern for the people in this region. 30 kilometers now, previously they were giving an evacuation radius of 20 kilometers. this state from the chief cabinet secretary does seem to indicate a shift in tone and perhaps a worsening of ...

Shelter in place. we're in sendai, about 64 kilometers from that plant. but this certainly is an issue of great concern for the people in this region. 30 kilometers now. previously they were giving an evacuation radius of 20 kilometers. so this statement now from the chief cabinet secretary does seem to indicate a shift in tone, and perhaps a worsening of the situation. we're trying to get as much information as we can. to be honest, information here is somewhat unreliable. and we've heard conflicting statements from government officials as well. and more importantly, from the officials who ru...

Highways are closed, so access remains extraordinarily difficult. but as dawn is breaking here, because it's been daylight now for about the past 30, 40 minutes, we've started to hear that officials are starting to go to the region. the prime minister has already announced that he is boarding a helicopter and heading to the nuclear power plant, fukushima power plant. he wants to visit it. he wants to meet with the local officials and check to see what exactly is happening on the ground. he did announce that he was expanding the evacuation radius to about ten kilometers surrounding that nuclear...

And three. >> we do not know the exact situation inside the reactor vessels, but the pressure inside rema remains at about atmospheric pressure. this suggests they remain largely intact >> reporter: u.s. is instructing americans within a 50-mile radius of the fukushima plant to get out or take shelter, and the u.s. military is not allowing its troops in that zone. it puts the u.s. on a different page than the japanese who are currently recommending a 12-mile evacuation radius. >> we do not know the exact situation inside the reactor vessels, but pressure inside -- >> that recommendation sugges...