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>> reporter: yes. the second explosion in the number three reactor is exactly the same that took place in the first reactor just the other day. what happens here is as they release steam from the reactor to relieve the pressure, the water particles disintegrate and disburse and that's a combustible mix. that affected the outer wall of the building and the roof. at the same time it knocked out the coolant in the number two reactor. now we have three separate reactors all backing these cooling problems and they have been trying to bring it under control. even that was disrupted when human error ...

Pierced by flashlights listening for periodic explosions and wore white full body jump suits that provide scant protection from the invisible radiation sleelting through their bodies. consider that, the plight of the 50 individuals. the workers that have been dousing reactors with seawater in a frantic effort to stabilize the temperature there is are being asked to endure up to five times the maximum radiation exposure allowed for american nuclear power plants. today's elevated levels were apparently the result of yet another fire sadly at this plant, and indications that the containment vesse...

Latest updates on this topic from reliable sources.

Latest updates on this topic from reliable sources.

The atmosphere gave rise to belief the casing of the reactor itself was being melted down. people are putting different weight on the events. you mentions the explosion that took place yesterday. also raised fear it was an explosion in the reactor. they've clarified that. it was an explosion in the outer wall surrounding where the reactor is, so it damaged the outer wall not the reactor itself. but there's a lot of precaution in place. they've widened the exclusion zone to 12, 13 miles, up to 200,000 people in the perimeter. they've been told to evacuate their homes. we understand iodine has b...