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The foam, the brushes, there was music going. the idea here, though, is all about safety. >> what we're doing right now is just like they decontaminating the ship. >> reporter: this aircraft carrier and some of its helicopters passed through the nuclear plume, the daiichi plant. as a result of that, there was a relative amount of exposure. they clean it, scrub it down, use brushes, use foam. clear every possible surface then check it with special machines such as geiger counters, while keeping the crews in protective suits. >> so mark is gives us an example of how delicate all of this is. on t...

Has and you're wondering why are they all sitting around? we'll show you. look what's going on back over here, water, lots and lots of water just being sprayed all over the deck right now in what is likely the biggest cleanup effort you're ever likely to see at sea. as the crews went to work with the foam and the brushes, there was music but the idea here is safety. >> they contaminated the ship. >> these aircraft carrier and some helicopters travelled through the radioactive plume. there was some expose to the crew and the aircraft and possibly the ship. so this is all designed to clean it, s...

Remarkable effort? you may remember back on the 13th, this aircraft carrier and some of its helicopters passed through the radioactive plume from that damaged nuclear plant. as a result of that, there was some limited exposure to the crew and some of the aircraft. and possibly the ship. so this is all designed to clean it, scrub it down, use brushes, use foam, clear every possible surface, then check it with special machines such as geiger counters while keeping the crew in protective suits. it's extreme measures, but it's always designed to keep the crew safe and to keep the ship operational....

His list. he would always come home and tell me the weird things he would find in them. >> scrub it down, scrub it down. every day was an adventure. you lift the lid -- you never know what you're going to get. you fire the pump up, that's when everybody runs away. that was a humbling experience, i assure you. i always had a job, this is my first time with this. it is a classic case of, well, that's not going to happen to me. well, here i am. >> in today's market, i'm not going to take any risks. >> unemployment sent me a letter saying mandatory class, walking in there, didn't know what to expe...

I'm a single father of two little girls. i'll do whatever i do to keep a roof over their heads. so i clean those potties to where my daughters would use them. if you want to take a look at yourself, how handsome you are, we have that option as well. >> he liked it because it's another thing he could check off his list. he would come home and tell me all the wired things he found in there. >> scrub it down, scrub it down. every day was an adventure. when you open up the door, you never know what you're going to get. you fire up the pump. it's a whole new experience. roll on to the next one. >> ...