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I am obviously a layman, trying to understand this for myself as well as make it understandable for viewers. >> it was a solid and accurate description of where we are today. >> okay. within the last couple hours, as i mentioned, a third explosion was reported at fukushima number 2 reactor. number 1 had explosion this weekend, number 3 did 24 hours ago. and now number 2 has happened as well. can we tell yet if this is a more consequential blast than the others or is this likely to be of the same consequence? >> the initial reports coming out of the facility are that this is the most severe exp...

That would entail a much larger release of radioactivity, and that is not helpful for children or other living things. tonight, just a couple hours ago, we got word a third explosion had been heard on site at the fukushima plant. they have three reactors there they have been worried about at daiichi. two had explosions saturday and early today. now it appears the third reactor they were worried about suffered an explosion as well. the first two reactor explosions authorities say didn't result in unconstrained large radioactive release. containment vessels had survived the blast. the main conta...

Containment structures are capable of containing that melted fuel, keeping it from the outside world and from the earth, because if they are not, that would entail a much larger release of radioactivity, and that is not helpful for children or other living things. tonight, just a couple hours ago, we got word a third explosion had been heard on site at the fukushima plant. they have three reactors there they have been worried about at daiichi. two had explosions saturday and early today. now it appears the third reactor they were worried about suffered an explosion as well. the first two react...