Wrong to conclude this is probably the most optimistic labour have been in a decade . In a decade . There is a kind of calm to it i would in a decade . There is a kind of calm to it i would say. In a decade . There is a kind of calm to it i would say. Its in a decade . There is a kind of calm to it i would say. Its my in a decade . There is a kind of calm to it i would say. Its my 21st to it i would say. Its my 21st labour to it i would say. Its my 21st Labour Conference. Ive got a few to compare Labour Conference. Ive got a few to compare it Labour Conference. Ive got a few to compare it to. It hasnt quite got the buzz compare it to. It hasnt quite got the buzz of compare it to. It hasnt quite got the buzz of 1996 and 1997 but it does the buzz of 1996 and 1997 but it does have that relaxed this right from does have that relaxed this right from the does have that relaxed this right from the top table down to delegates. They think theyre going into government. What we have seen over the
and there s plenty of work to be done, because keep in mind that the objective here is to make sure that the public is not harmed. and that means that we don t rae lease any more radioactivity from those plants. a week ago, you may recall, they were venting these plants almost every day. and that s how come there s a great amount of radioactivity, not a great amount, but an amount out in the environment and they re measuring that in the seawater, et cetera. so, tom, i guess moving forward, what is the best solution to try to resolve this situation in fukushima? do you bring in concrete? how do you accomplish this considering new headlines about an actual leak at that site right now? yeah. concrete is not the solution. once you put concrete in, then you ve isolated yourself from the damaged fuel and there s nothing more you can do about it and you can t even keep contact with it to understand what s going on. what the japanese are doing is exactly what they should be doing, and that
if it really works they ll try to put some concrete down here and fill it up. it s important to remember, two pipes are here, big outside about like that and an inside one. if they do this, they ll fill the inside one, but the outside one will still be open. that s where we get to the next part of it, which is the relief well. the relief wells are coming in from the outside. they re getting much closer. if this works properly, what they will do is pump down into here after they cut in with the drill from the side and they ll pump concrete in, which would fill up that outside area and then they would follow it up by completing filling the inside area. all of that together would permanently seal this well off, randi. at least they hope. reporter: all right, tom. thanks very much for that. retired coast guard admiral thad allen, overseeing the federal response, said today the nearly constant flights that check for surface oil on the water from the air are barely detecting any oil beyond
instead of fluctuating with bursts of gas, bursts of oil that give them a hard time. if it really works they ll try to put some concrete down here and fill it up. it s important to remember, two pipes are here, big outside about like that and an inside one. if they do this, they ll fill the inside one, but the outside one will still be open. that s where we get to the next part of it, which is the relief well. the relief wells are coming in from the outside. they re getting much closer. if this works properly, what they will do is pump down into here after they cut in with the drill from the side and they ll pump concrete in, which would fill up that outside area and then they would follow it up by completing filling the inside area. all of that together would permanently seal this well off, randi. at least they hope. reporter: all right, tom. thanks very much for that. retired coast guard admiral thad allen, overseeing the federal response, said today the nearly constant flights tha
tried before, down into the line. this fluid is much heavier than the oil and, in theory, it will exert downward pressure on the oil and ultimately stop it. they can do this because with that cap on top, the oil is now at a more constant pressure instead of fluctuating with bursts of gas, bursts of oil that give them a hard time. if it really works they ll try to put some concrete down here and fill it up. it s important to remember, two pipes are here, big outside about like that and an inside one. if they do this, they ll fill the outside one, but the outside one will still be open. that s where we get to the next part of it, which is the relief well. the relief wells are coming in from the outside. they re getting much closer. if this works properly, what they will do is pump down into here after they cut in with the drill from the side and they ll pump concrete in, which would fill up that outside area and then they would follow it up by completing filling the inside area. all of t