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The situation in japan's stricken nuclear plant has become even more dire. workers there have discovered new pools of water 100,000 times more radioactive than normal they say. it has prompted the power authority that runs the plant to admit that there was indeed a partial meltdown of the nuclear core in reactor 2. we're joined pie a nuclear expert and president of the plow shares fund. we are observing, as you will, the anniversary of three mile island. >> yes, yes. this disaster is far, far worse. three mile island erupted 32 years ago, 1979, and was over in five days, one reactor, partial m...

Million times more positive for radioactive iodine than it should do on any given day. the significant part is that it is higher deemed. this is only really created during nuclear fission which is making people worry that this is actually come from the reactor core. so we're hearing from the officials now that will is a high possibility that there has been some kind of rupture, that this is spillage from the reactor core itself which is obviously cause for concern. now we just had a press conference with japan's nuclear safety agency. they say they're looking into the figures. they want tepco ...

Wants to go. but otherwise, if the world leaves gadhafi in power or leaves him behind, believe me the western countries they will suffer more than the libyans. >> all right. >> because he's a man of revenge. he will never forget. >> ambassador, thanks for coming in, and our best to you and your family and the brave people. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. up next, troubling news out of japan where that damaged reactor core may have been breached. it could mean much larger amounts of radiation are already leaking out. we'll get the latest on that crisis when we return. you're watching...

Concern about the way this one is made? the structure? >> no. there is no concern about the way this is made. this is how boiling water reactors are mayfield let me add to your description a little bit. the green part are the fuel rods. the yellow part is a very thick stainless steel pressure vessel. >> the green part at the bottom. >> from the top. from the top. the whole cylindrical shape is the reactor core. that's also the pressure vessel. the core is relatively small compared to that pressure vessel which is very big. all the reactors are built this way. these are boiling water reactors. ...

Protesters and police. of course we'll keep you posted. turning now to the japan crisis, the latest concern is over rising radiation levels in the water. tests show levels of radioactive iodine are more than 1,250 times higher than normal in the ocean near the damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. it's not clear where that contamination is coming from. an official with tokyo electric, which owned the plant, speculates that it could be runoff from all the water being pumped into the reactors. others worry one of the reactor cores may have cracked during the earthquake 15 days ago now. what...