[ audio interruption ] around the plant. the plant is not entirely sure where exactly the leak is coming from, whether it's coming from the cooling system or coming from within that. because the workers can only go in at 15 minutes at a time, it makes at it slow protest. we hear from the petco officials, that is the utility company managing the plant, saying that the radioactive substances are in reactor water at all four of the troubled reactor plants now. suggesting that fuel rods have been either exposed or damaged. they have to contain that. at the moment, they deal with the cooling crisis and they have to keep rods cool. that is a difficult job. they were using sea water and that's causing corossive effect on the fa facility and now using fresh water to contain the situation. the u.s. watchdog, atomic watchdog says it will be months before the crisis is solved. >> shannon: dominic, live for us from japan. thank you very much. in libya now.