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Is it? >> no. it's not -- it sounds scary but it's not. >> reporter: and here's another thing. radiation levels peak and drop within minutes, and depend on the distance from the hot zone. imagine this intersection is the perimeter of the daiichi nuclear plant. i'm standing here at one of the reactor sites, i get a high radiation reading, crossing to the other side to the front gates, 30, 40 meters away, according to the official readings, it could be significantly lower. but that all depends on the quality of information. information people simply often don't trust in the face of crisis, fact ...

This is what they look like in the latest image from digital globe. you can see all the damage. officials have been covering this a lot more closely and getting more pictures, looking close. they can see the damage, too. look at this photograph taken after the tsunami. you don't see as much apparent damage. when you look at the current pictures, you can see things have broken down in the explosions, the heat, the radiation, so they have changed the rating. one reason is the radiation reading. common exposure is 3 miliceters a year. the highest is 400 per hour. over here where they're trying to...

We'll speak to people on the ground to find out what is actually happening to her. plus, confusion rages. officials say radiation reading that seemed unbelievable is, in fact, that, but why the equipment goes so badly. good day to you. good afternoon. i'm peter alexander. thank you for joining us on our extended coverage of "msnbc sunday." there are new developments this hour in libya. just a short time ago there we learned of reports of at least six new explosions heard in the libyan capital of tripoli suggesting another -- a new round of air strikes from coalition forces. this right now is...

The safety of spent nuclear fuel rods at that facility. and authorities are investigating the cause of white smoke or possibly steam rising from the plant's number three nuclear reactor. a top government official says radiation levels around the plant still fluctuate, but it's unclear why. >> translator: one thing i would like to confirm, now this increase in radiation reading and in number three reactor, the containment vessel is it possible that the containment vessel has failed? well, number three reactor needed to have water injected. and for that, we need to release the air because the pr...

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