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Partial melt downs in the three reactors and may be a containment leak in one of them but far less stress, it could be brought under control and minimize the contamination. >> chris: this week, germany, ordered that its 7 oldest nuclear reactors be shut down. pending' three month review. why is that not being done in this country? >> the nrc has a deliberative process what to do about the reactors, and the german, i believe the german order was, to review the life extension of those reactors. and i'm not sure about the shut down but, the erc is an argue zoi -- organization that will be reviewi...

Half of america's plants. joining me now is kevin camps, a radio active special. thank you very much for joining us. i want to get into the specifics of u.s. plants and safety. let me ask you first the reaction to these late developments here in japan. >> it's very alarming that the site is being abandoned. i understand that the workers' health is in mind but the site cannot be abandoned. the cores need to be cooled. the pools need to be cooled. three melt downs. >> i know they have been trying their best but it has to be

Two partial melt downs are confirmed in japan including plutonium fuel. there are 8 or 9 reactors in crisis in japan. the assurances are early here. they seem to be counting on the distance across the pacific ocean. they are hoping the radioactivity will dilute sufficiently not to cause harm downwind as far as the united states. there are millions of people in dense population centers much much closer to these reactors in japan of course. the radioactivity dangers to most people should not be down-played. >> will not on this program that's for sure. kevin camps thank you very much for that gri...

>> chris: thanks. >> eric: his exclusive interview with mitch mcconnell and his interview with mark warner of virginia, today, fox news sunday, at 2:00 p.m. on the fox news channel and 6:00 p.m., and on your local station. >> jamie: japan is racing to prevent the melt downs at nuke clear reactors, crippled by the earthquake and tsunami. the question, of course, is, can they stop it? what happens if they don't? we'll explore that, next. crisp, clear, untouched. that's why there's brita, to make the water we drink, taste a little more, perfect. reduce lead and other impurities with the advanced ...

Mexican border city of cuidad, she was snatched while visiting her parents and teaching at arizona university's anthropology department. and, hundreds of drivers are stranded... >> the visibility was so poor, even at 5, 10 miles an hour, we were still having accidents, because you could not see there was a car or a series of cars, in the middle of the roadway. >> jamie: and a no-travel advisory in effect for most of north dakota. ♪ >> eric: authorities ee eare trg to try and prevent melt downs at nuclear reactors, people being forced to evacuate, following the quake on friday that's iaea, th...