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Minds. we are almost -- almost inconceivable we would have major explosion to the reactor. that worst case outcome is unbelievably unlikely in this case. >> can you tell from -- i mean, look, this is a country that suffered first an earthquake and then a tsunami. now is having all these aftershocks that are quite large. the question is -- it seems like the -- pumping system has failed in more than two actually but in these two in particular, so did it fail because the system doesn't work or did it fail because this -- there's just some things that a reactor can't handle and, you know, huge ear...

Collapse of the structure itself. >> alisyn: the latest news we have, reported to the chief cabinet secretary in japan, the explosion was not caused by damage to the nuclear reactor, but by a pumping system that failed that keeps the temperature down, does that sound plausible. >> that sounds more like i was thinking was happening-- >> sorry to interrupt, but there are fears there's a core breach and trying to lower the temperatures now. what fears do you have? do you think they'll be able to get this under control in your experience? >> this one is going to be really tricky. it's an old react...

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Preparations again. prepare for the worst and let's hope for the best. >> weather channel meteorologist mike seidel is in new orleans with more. mike? >> this is what we've seen all night across new orleans. wind swept rain. wind gusts up over 40 miles an hour. so far the rainfall rates have held in check below the threshold for having issues for the pumping system and speaking of that, all 24 pumps are fully operational as well as all of the backup generators. yesterday two inches of rain here in new orleans. so far since midnight a little over an inch and that's not enough to cause a backup ...

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