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Outside reactor 2. highly radioactive water is leaking out of that basin into the ocean. they suspect one of the many pipes inside the reactor is leaking radioactive material. a nuclear expert in this country says this leak isn't his biggest concern. >> i actually think the radioactive water leaking into the pacific is not the primary concern here, because radioactive water that leaks into the pacific is going to become diluted. i'm actually more concerned about the radioactive water that's leaking into the groundwater supplies and i still think the biggest concern here is what's going on in t...

>> reporter: to critics the official response is often too little and too late. beyond the mistrust is often misinformation. dan pulanski specializes in wep bes of mass destruction and knows about radiation. he says science and fact get lost in panic, radio phobia. >> people hear that word radiation and immediately think of the worst case scenario, that they're going to -- >> reporter: we're going to die. >> we're all going to turn to toxic avenger and start mutating. >> reporter: fact, fukushima is no chernobyl. not yet, anyway. in the soviet reactor, workers died within weeks. in the final p...

So, water levels are satisfactory, i guess you could say. but one official has come out and said, of course we know that the situation is unpredictable. you mentioned a little earlier that holes have been drilled in the ceilings of reactors 5 and 6. we also know that power is going to both those reactors because of a backup generator that was repaired. they were hoping to get the power lines connected to reactor 2. it has so far reached the substation. that is the report that we are receiving. it has yet to get to reactor 2. but if that does happen, it will be able to supply power to both reac...

The advice the japanese government is giving based on the information it has is different from the advice we would be giving if this incident were happening in the united states of america. it is not about the quality of information. it is about standard set by the nuclear regulatory commission here in the united states and the kind of advice it would be giving should this incident happen in the united states or something similar to it. it is, again, not about the quality of information or the level of cooperation. this is our advice based on the information we have. >> all right. we're going ...

Kpromsd and leaking radiation, reactor 3, the nuclear fuel rods are still at risk of melting and at reactor 4, the spent fuel rods are sitting in low-level water. there's a plan to bring in 11 water cannon trucks to bring in more water and there's also a major effort to restore the generators that went out when the earthquake hit. the hope is that the cooling system can get back up and running. the bottom line answer to your question is that the situation is still desperate. >> there are conflicting reports coming from japan and the united states concerning evacuations. what is your read on th...