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Jeg bri gregory jaczko delivered the bad news. >> what we believe at this time is that there has been a hydrogen explosion in this unit due to an uncovering in the fuel in the fuel pool. we believe that secondary containment has been destroyed and there is no water in the spent fuel pool age we believe that radiation levels are extremely high which could possibly impact the ability to take corrective measures. >> no water in the spent fuel pool. that means that radioactive fuel rods are now exposed without party, the fuel rods could overheat and catch fire, a fire that would spread radioactivi...

Perhaps most worrisome are the spent fuel rods in number 4. a top u.s. official warned that the rods are now exposed. a claim that japanese officials later denied. >> in addition to the three reactors operating at the time of the incident a fourth reactor is under concern. we believele there's been a hydrogen explosion in this unit due to an uncovering of the fuel in the fuel pool. we believe that secondary containment has been destroyed. there is no water in the spent fuel pool and we believe that radiation levels are extremely high. >> that does not sound good at all. the japanese government...