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A respirator like this, john. they may have certain devices to help record how much radiation that they're getting. but, you know, that type of protective equipment does little in protecting against the most dangerous forms of radiation, the gamma rays that we're talking about. these guys know the deal. they probably have a good idea of how much radiation they're getting. and you heard about the 50 workers being evacuated and then brought back in. that may have been done to decrease the amount of time of exposure for them. it's a remarkably heroic work. >> and help us for some important contex...

X-rays and they cause the damage and they go right through. >>shepard: it looks like it would be difficult to get anything done. this is a lot of stuff you deal with. >>guest: and it causes heat, intense heat, and it is uncomfortable. when the guys go in they have these and when it beeps a lot, and i am doing this for a demonstration, this means there is a tremendous source of radioactive material and as i pull away we are getting that reading but this indicates this is a large source of radiation. now, this is something they are carrying, and it tells them when they have had the maximum dose ...

>> right. this is a sort of -- not quite what they're wearing, i'm sure the type of suit they're wearing is more of a permanent thing. this is essentially designed to reduce the amount of radiation that's absorbed. specifically we're talking about gamma. the gamma rays. this is a type of breathing apparatus. we were talking about the fact that it's probably dark inside and they're using flashlights and then having to breathe through something like this, it's trying to eliminate the amount of air that has these gamma rays. not the most comfortable things. >> we just got these. very exciting. >>...

>> the other saying the sheet is too small for the bed. they pull it to one corner and another corner is exposed. 300 people can't do everything needed. they're on the most critical point. then something else does suddenly. those are the single biggest problems on site. when they dry, the water is in the pools for two reasons. one is to cool the fuel. but the other was to act as a radiation shield. when the water is gone, the fuel is hot, and that's bad because it's releasing radiation, airborne radiation particles. but the other thing is that the fuel becomes a giant x-ray machine. it sounds ...

>> it really can. not with standing this potential new information, if the levels don't go higher than the levels than we've seen, that starts to disburse as you get outside the gates of the reactor, as you get further and further away from it. 20 kilometers is the evacuation zone. another 10 kilometers after that. especially people are shielding themselves. they're turning off the ventilation from the outside and they're shielding from those gamma rays, that gamma radiation we're talking about here. >> they're also telling people to wear long sleeves, to not have too much skin exposed. >> rig...