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Health. anyone within a 30 kilometer radius of that plant should remain indoors. the location where we are, in sendai, is about 64 kilometers from that plant. this is certainly an issue of great concern for the people in this region. previously they were giving a radiation evacuation of 30 kilometers. this statement does seem to indicate a shift in tone and perhaps a worsening of the situation. we're trying to get as much information as we can. but to be honest, information here is somewhat unreliable. and we've heard conflicting statements from government officials as well. and more important...

Containment building surrounding unit one. officials say the reactor, which has enveloped in steel, was not damaged, but fear reverb rated throughout japan. the government expanded the evacuation zone and began screening evacuees for radiation evacuation. nine people were treated for radiation exposure. to try and prevent a meltdown in unit one, authorities flooded that reactor with sea water, in effect, writing off any future use of the already 40-year-old reactor. apparently deciding it was better to lose the reactor than risk nuclear disaster if they tried to save it. alex. s. >> all right,...