Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100216:21:38:00
>> say it again? >> you get a lot of heat. you get a big meltdown. it's basically a slide heat in the basement of the building. the main problem that you get from that is, of course, fire. the fire can strut around a lot of contamination. that's why most modern reactors are -- have a containment around them to keep that fire product in place. >> it would catch fire, the concrete and steel theoretically prevent the fire from doing damage outside of the reactor, is that correct? >> right. >> now -- >> most of the problems in the past have been plumbing problems. that is to say, it's been somethi...
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