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Off these fossil fuels, particularly oil and gas. so we're kind of not investing a lot in them. but we don't have the new green stuff to kind of come in its place. what is the answer? >> so, you know, fareed the answer is policy, policy, policy. you think about germany. after the fukushima reactor disaster in japan in which one person was killed, germany decided under chancellor merkel that it would basically phase out all of its nuclear power by 2022. that nuclear power in germany, fareed, provided about 30% of the country's total electric needs, and it was clean. and they didn't -- they coul...

Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3sRIi A senior engineer who worked building the reactor, a maternity doctor from a local hospital, and an 11-year-old girl evacuated from Pripyat survived, as did a firefighter who served in Reactor Block 4 and an army officer who was in charge of removing radioactive debris from the reactor's roof. This documentary follows them as they return to their deserted homes for the first time. Their memories come together like pieces of a puzzle that depicts the fateful events of 1986. Firefighters and soldiers who became known as "liquidators" risked their lives to stab...

Animals that weren't found here before the reactor disaster such as these bison there have even been reports of brown bears and the biologists aren't finding any deformed animals or cadavers like they did in the 1st years. radioactivity is always dangerous to both people and animals. but animals don't live long enough for the radioactive substances to accumulate in their bodies and be passed on to the next generation. some animals even live in the abandoned houses and villages. maxim has been observing this process for 20 years even if the new residents are easy to see. the evacuated villages ...

The prime minister abe took some steps toward his goal to give the world a safe and secure olympic games in seven years. interesting way to do it. of course people there very, very worried about radiation and nuclear safety since the reactor disaster happened ach the tsunami. >> this is the prime minister. he is in the red safety helmet, personally visiting the reactors in fukushima. this happened today. paula hancocks has more on this. >> reporter: it's the second time that the japanese prime minister has visited the fukushima nuclear power plant. abe, wearing full protective gear, made a sho...

Aftershocks, but there hasn't been a lot of in my limited experience, there has not been a lot of effect from the radiation here in tokyo. >> and in terms of the city government in tokyo reported elevated radiation levels, but levels not so high that they pose any immediate health risk, do you describe people as feeling not distrusting of their government's assurances about radiation levels. do you have a sense, particularly with your scientific background, in how the fear of radiation, fear of the nuclear disaster is still on-going, it is in ter playing with the rest of the traumatic impact o...