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Example, you could end up having a much larger release of radiation. so you have got to make sure that if you are going to put water in it you are going to do the job and cover the spent fuel rods. and so that's one of the key things. there is also you have to worry that you don't start a new chain reaction. remember, fuel -- reactor really fuel in this case water. inand the water is critical to getting the chain reaction going. so you have to make sure that the fuel assemblies are spaced apart. you load up the water with bore ron, a knew tron observing material. and then you proceed cautiousl...

Weekend. let's go to anne thompson. >> good afternoon. restoring that power cable may be the best hope, because the goal is to get those pumps working again so they can circulate water in the reactor core and in the spent fuel pools. the big question is, do these pumps still work? they would have had to survived an earthquake, a tsunami and then these explosions that have happened at the plan the in the week since the earthquake and tsunami. no one is quite sure if it will work. it would be the fastest way to get water circulating. that water is absolutely crucial. the water is what shields th...

The iaea says a new power cable has been put in place. it will bring electricity to the reactors and restore power to the cooling systems. the agency said earlier pressure inside the reactors has begun to fall as water has been pumped through them. at this point three reactors have had at least partial meltdowns. and the damage at fukushima became that much clearer today. this video gives us the closest look yet at the wreckage. it also was filmed from one of the top of the helicopters charged with dropping water on to the reactors below. >> no one is visible outside, given the levels of radia...

>> shepard: there is breaking news now from japan and there is word that the authorities in the north are getting close to connecting a power cable that could, at least in theory, help reduce the nuclear threat to japan and the rest of the world. we're expecting new updates from the north of japan in just a moment as the economic problems continue to unfold. those could eventually have an impact on products available to the united states and really people all over the world. one out of every $16 that americans spend on foreign made products ends up right here in japan. japan exports some of th...

Members, unquote. a -- mercy, unquote. a live report coming up from the white house. first here back here in japan new information on the power line into the troubled power plant nuclear facility to our north. let's get to nuclear physicist david albright science and international security in washington, an organization focused on bringing greater transparency to nuclear activities around the world. sir, it's good to talk to you. what do you make of this long power cable and the timing thereof. >> it's a hopeful sign. very important that electricity get restored and hopefully the pumps will wo...