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There's been no specific studies done to say this is the absolute size of the evacuation zone. it should be this size based on these readings. some of it is based on weather conditions, wind conditions and things like that. it's safe to say the u.s. recommendations are more conservative. they're saying we need a farther evacuation zone. keep in mind with that 20 kilometer evacuation zone you had hundreds of thousands, 200,000 some residents who are essentially displaced adding to the displacement of the people affected by the tsunami. this is compounding those two problems. as far as the diffe...

50 kilometer evacuation zone from the united states government. they're looking at the same data, they're coming up with different recommendations. the united states being more conservative. there's also been a lot of discussion about potassium iodine as of recent. people buying them up in the united states. really the stuff is flying off the shelves. a couple of things to keep in mind. first of all, people taking potassium iodied may develop problems because of the salt, allergies, people with pre-existing thyroid problems may have a problem taking that medication. there's no suggestion, no r...

We want to know did that fire at reactor number four, did that involve the spent fuel pond itself or was it close to the spent fuel pond? did the pond itself catch on fire in some way? so those are the key things you would want to know going forward. >> the other thing that i think is important, we may get clues whether or not there are new advisories. we've been hearing the same advisory now for a couple days, 20 kilometer evacuation zone, beyond that, stay inside, close the windows. if we hear that the advisories are changing, telling people to take potassium iodine pills, that may be the si...

We've been hearing the same advisory now for a couple days, 20 kilometer evacuation zone, beyond that, stay inside, close the windows. if we hear that the advisories are changing, telling people to take potassium iodine pills, that may be the sign that they are worried that the radiation levels are going to go up and radiation is going to start moving around those planting further and further out. so whether or not we get the answer of some of jim's questions about the nature of this radiation or the levels, we may get clues early on in terms of advisories. >> we've been told japanese official...

In that would tell you about what's happening at the spent fuel pond and the reactor. if you could get the chemical pro-mile of what's being emitted and you would want data how high and that radiation is, and whether it's been going up and down or straight up. we need more facts here. we want to know did that fire at reactor number four, did that involve the spent fuel pond itself or was it close to the spent fuel pond? did the pond itself catch on fire in some way? so those are the key things you would want to know going forward. >> the other thing that i think is important, we've been hearin...