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Reactor core and goes into pools that fuel also needs to be kept cool. it's not as volatile as the fuel. >> bill: it's possible that a terrorist attack or intrusion nature could have somewhat the effect. >> it's certainly not impossible. something we need to worry about. >> bill: doctor, have you been studying the chernobyl victims. we hear these 17 servicemen low level radiation is there any such thing as low level. >> ininvisible. you breathe it in with contaminated air and water. if we have learned one thing from chernobyl there is a lot more to learn. >> they are deemphasizing, authorities...

But they are talking about the nuclear material inside melting, and it is so hot that it could potentially melt the metal. that's potentially. we don't know what's happened. every physicist is pointing out we are now in unchartered territories. we are in a situation that never happened with a nuclear reactor, except for three mile island which was contained with release of radiation we already had here. so we need to get more details. the press conference was not -- they were skirting a lot of issues, and honestly, they don't understand themselves what is happening, which makes these more frig...

Understand themselves what is happening, which makes these more frightening than they already are. >> you said the reactor core continues to be very, very hot, which is why they have been adding sea water to it. with the type of explosion they had and the type of damage they think they have had, can they continue their efforts to keep those fuel rods submerged in sea water? can they keep doing in effect mitigation work to prevent further damage to the fuel rods, further meltdown, or does this mean their ability to even keep that sea water there is also impaired? >> the answer to that is i don'...

Facilities, so even after the blasts they kept up the effort to cool those facilities down to prevent further damage to the fuel rods, any further meltdown. with the type of damage that you are worried about that you're saying this lack of pressure might indicate, does that mean they will not be able to continue to cool this down? that they will not be able to essentially keep working on it to make it more safe? >> that's a good point, because if the containment is breached the way it has been suggested, not only can radioactivity escape through the pathway, but the sea water, the water being ...

Facilities and that was reflecting damage to the fuel rods, there had not been any full meltdown of those facilities, so even after the blasts they kept up the effort to cool those facilities down to prevent further damage to the fuel rods, any further meltdown. with the type of damage that you are worried about that you're saying this lack of pressure might indicate, does that mean they will not be able to continue to cool this down? that they will not be able to essentially keep working on it to make it more safe? >> that's a good point, because if the containment is breached the way it has ...