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Is now increasingly difficult with all these potential danger from the chemicals. that's why the general told us they have more than 2,000 soldiers combing the area around the blast site in a three kilometer radius, trying to find any chemicals that may have been launched into the air by the powerful blasts that night. they are trying to clean it up. many people, including the homeowners say they are still very worried and don't think they could ever move back to their former residences. >> as you have been speaking with us we are looking at these shots from the rail station, the light rail st...

Intact they are shipped away immediately. it's that precaution they are taking. but still they are searching a wider area within a three kilometer radius, have 2,000 soldiers trying to find other chemicals that may have been launched into the air by the blast forces and fallen to the ground. they are looking for it and cleaning it up. >> yeah, that's the big concern, isn't it? the air and water quality. apparently they have measured this but a lot of people are suspicious about the outcome and the results. talk to us about that and what people nearby are going to do as far as where they're goi...

They had a backup system. those were some diesel engines, but those were knocked out by the tsunami. they went to a battery system. that's what they're using now, but those have limited life and it's very much a stop-gap measure. things are being monitored very close, anderson. >> how dangerous of a situation is this? >> well, that's a question of some debate. they're trying to get a better power supply to those plants. there are reports they're trying to bring in more batteries, trying to bring in diesel generators to get more water pumped onto that core to keep it cool. in the meantime, they...