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Over europe. the second the fukushima scenario. that scenario is the electrical systems are paralyzed, there's no electricity, cooling systems fail, and water levels begin to drop, uncovering the core. at fukushima, we have three cores that liquify -- i repeat, liquify -- because temperatures reach 5,000 degrees farnt height. that's the danger here that one stray bullet could knock out the cooling system. therefore the pumps don't function anymore, water levels drop, expose the core, core rises to the melting point of uranium dioxide. at that point we're talking chernobyl and we're talking fuk...
More dangerous than uranium. is that right in the. >> mox is a mixed oxide. it's uranium, plutonium, oxide mixture. >> is that not normal? >> it's a different type of fuel. actually, we in light water reactors some can use mixed om side fuels, as well. they're both very effective fuels. it is different. and i believe that's correct that in reactor 3 is where the mox is being used. >> so what happens as we talk about plutonium? what could happen? what is worst case scenario at reactor number 3? >> the main objective is to contain the fuel in the vessel and then in the containment after that. if...