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Is still leaking highly radioactive water into the ocean. an effort to plug the leak with concrete over the weekend failed. yesterday tepco disclosed it had found the bodies of two missing workers in the basement of the number 4 reactor's turbine plant four days earlier. the utility is facing a growing backlash, though, for its handling of the crisis and for the hlavac transparency. cnn's kyung lah joins us now from tokyo. and in hong kong michael friedlander, a former senior nuclear power plant operator for more than a decade. so michael, is dumping so many tons of radioactive water into the ...

The utility is facing a growing backlash, though, for its handling of the crisis and for the lack of transparency. cnn's kyung lah joins us now from tokyo. and in hong kong michael friedlander, a former senior nuclear power plant operator for more than a decade. so michael, is dumping so many tons of radioactive water into the ocean really the best option available? >> well, anderson, i have my doubts about that. you know, over the course of my career i've seen some pretty amazing things done in similar circumstances where there's large volumes of water such as bringing in temporary 100,000-ga...

Is certainly getting around in the papers and social media as well. there is growing suspicion against tepco, what is it that tepco wants to hide that they don't want the family members to talk? i spoke to a woman whose brother is inside the plant, and she said she would absolutely not say anything to us, would not appear on camera because she was worried about the backlash against her brother. >> michael we got a text 360 question from keenan abbott in portland, oregon. they want to know -- they say "say the best possible situation happens. how long until people can go back to living in the a...

Time. so that's why you see the depositing out in sort of patches out along the ground. >> all right. michael friedlander, i appreciate your expertise, as always. thank you. kyung lah as well, thanks for the reporting. up next, some good news out of japan. the dog rescued from an island of debris on friday is back with her family tonight. we'll show you the amazing reunion that took place. and transocean, which owned the oil rig that exploded in the gulf of mexico, says its statement calling 2010 its "best year in safety" may have been insensitive. you think? , (what) can i do for you toda...

Lower than the amount that was released during the chernobyl accident. at fukushima daiichi these were puffs of radioactive steam as opposed to a massive radioactive explosion that dispersed the core contents over the countryside. and the puffs of steam were carried with the winds at the time. so that's why you see the depositing out in sort of patches up along the ground. >> all right. michael friedlander, i appreciate your xwptees, as always. thank you. kyung lah as well, thanks for the reporting. up next something, good news out of japan. the dog rescued from an island of debris on friday...