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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110627:22:50:00

take the next step. call today. >> just four months after japan's nuclear disaster, there is a shocking report stating the state of our nuclear power plants and how federal regulators are weakening standards to keep them in business thp that's reassuring. the u.s. has 104 nuclear power plant, 82 are over 25 years old. the year-longç investigation found plans with failed cables, busted zeals, broken nozzles, clogged screens, cracked con gre concrete and numerous other problems. trin yum leaked from three quarters of u.s. commercial nuclear power sites. that's an good thing. but with billions of dollars on the line and 19% of americans energy coming from nuclear

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110627:22:51:00

power, the industry has developed a very friendly relationship with its regulator, nuclear regulatory commission. this is the bad part. ap found a disturbing pattern. reactors fall out of compliance, studies are conducted by the industry and government. they agree that standards are quote unnecessarily conservative. then the regulations are loosened. plants are back in compliance though not a bit safer. now look, the government is supposed to look out for us, not the industries they are regulating. but the problem is far too often that the cops who are supposed to protect us, the people hire them and they step down from government jobs. this system is hopelessly corrupt and we have that system in charge of nuclear plants. it is a disaster in the waiting. let's turn to jeff who is bringing this to light. jeff, let me ask you a simple question. sounds really bad. how bad is it and how much are

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110627:22:46:00

totally unexpected for people from other parts of the country. >> president baks has a problem -- >> we have to leave it there, guys. an governor cuomo has a great rating. thank you so much pb great panel, guys. now, when we come back, just four months after japan's fukushima disaster, there are reports of what federals doing with the plants here in america. i tell you, the plan is enraging. [ whistle ] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ ting! ] [ male announcer ] travelers can help you protect the things you care about and save money with multi-policy discounts. are you getting the coverage you need and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage or visit travelers.com. >> ( rooster crows ) >> by 2020, 50 billion network devices

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20110624:06:02:00

no, not here. no. no. germany can't. the west can't. but the nut jobs in the middle east, they're all for building nuclear power plants. let them have it. they've got a right, you know. are we out of our mind? why is saudi arabia building nuclear energy? they announce today they're starting to run low on oil. don't worry about it. nothing better than the news saudi arabia is running low and might start an oil program. don't worry about it. we are the people that are going to the problems that others are creating. we are responsial for our own solution. this next one is a clip. i wish it was cgi and george lucas was saying what makes bernanke think crazy stuff. it's not cgi. it's not made up. it's ben bernanke.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110623:01:54:00

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110623:08:54:00

call now to try lifelock free for a full 30 days. use promo code: safenow. plus you'll also get the $1 million service guarantee. don't wait. act now. call now! lifelock service guarantee cannot be offered to residents of new york. you're looking at images here of nuclear power plants located near water. specifically near rivers in this country. if you tend to think of nuclear power in terms of radioactive leakage, your first thought might be, that stuff is going to leak into the water. producing nuclear power produces such intense heat that they need water to cool down the reactor. so they build reactors on the water. the water has a tendency to not stay put. we've been through a lot of science together on this show

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110623:01:55:00

such intense heat that they need water to cool down the reactor. so they build reactors on the water. the water has a tendency to not stay put. we've been through a lot of science together on this show since the nuclear disaster occurred in japan. watter is liquid, liquid moves. if you have more water than your river can hold you have a flood. if you have your nuclear power plant alongside a rifrner, then what you have is this. look at this, ft. calhoun station, less than 20 miles from omaha, nebraska, surrounded by the missouri river. local, state and federal officials say, this might look alarming, but don't worry, everything's fine. they have an eight foot rubber wall to keep the water from

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110623:08:55:00

since the nuclear disaster occurred in japan. watter is liquid, liquid moves. if you have more water than your river can hold you have a flood. if you have your nuclear power plant alongside a rifrner, then what you have is this. look at this, ft. calhoun station, less than 20 miles from omaha, nebraska, surrounded by the missouri river. local, state and federal officials say, this might look alarming, but don't worry, everything's fine. they have an eight foot rubber wall to keep the water from coming in. and the plant has been shut down for weeks. don't lose sleep over the fact that the plant sits two feet below the overflowed missouri river.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20110617:17:26:00

leaving her apartment for the final time that night as she headed out. coming up we're going to speak right here on "america live" with lauren's father. he will tell us how it's going and the latest in the search for his daughter. that's coming up. let's get you to this for a moment, though, extreme weather alert out there. crucial steps are being taken right now to protect two nuclear power plants in nebraska from the massive flooding that is going on there. the utilities running both plants are working to shield the facilities from the rising missouri river. meanwhile the national guard soldiers protecting the stress levees -- look at this disaster, what a mess, and a tough time for these folks here. chief meteorologist rick weymouth joins me now in the fox extreme weather center with the latest. >> reporter: it's such a rough year, we had all the floodings across the mississippi river, now it's the missouri river, there's been record breaking rainfall and so much snow across the rockies and all of that drains into the missouri river and goes back into the mississippi river again.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110530:17:43:00

krumel will not go back online. a second group of six nuclear reactors will go offline at the end of 2021 at the latest. the three newest nuclear power plants will go offline in 2022 at the latest. >> that was the german energy minister. they say they will rely on alternative sources of energy like solar and wind power. germany has more than 20,000 wind turbines already in place. the u.s. is actually the world's leading wind power producer. germany is number two. but they are are a few ticks down on the list of nuclear nations. here is the list. there are 443 reactors worldwide. the u.s. has the majority of the nuclear reactors with 104. france is pekd and japan is third. germany ranks ninth. the u.s. has been dubbed the no-vacation nation because of the lack of time off afforded by employers. on average, american workers get two to three weeks off a year. that compares to many european

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