Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110314:18:04:00
Casing. the casing protects them. outside of that, there is another what they call containment vessel. there's another layer of protection and then you have the building itself. but the fuel rods inside, that's the core of the reactor. when you hear people talking about a meltdown of the core, that's what they're talking about. now, they need to be able to keep the water pumped in there to keep these fuel rods cool so it doesn't disintegrate even further. now, if you get that further zint gra disintegration is it would not be allowed to go into the atmosphe atmosphere. cooling the rods is esse...
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