Federal regulators now say that Vermont Yankee is fit to be open for another 20 years or gina bowler joins us now with the latest on this gina kristen late this afternoon in a Conference Call that n. R. C. Clear Regulatory Commission and now said they voted to extend vermont includes license the n. R. C. Says it will formally issue is includes a new license in a matter of. Under vermont law the Public Service board and the Legislature Must also approve a license extension. Tonight on nightline a Nuclear Emergency a massive new exposure rocks a crippled reactor plant in japan prompting the greatest fears yet radiation catastrophe and a new wave of a back to a should. Fall out of risk reactor up in smoke how dangerous radiation leaks can be a plant located on a seismic fault the smoldering disaster zone the latest challenge at the Fukushima Daiichi site a fire in the number 4 reactor thats right down here in the area just near the room where highly radioactive spent fuel rods are stored
Steroids do you think its definitely going to happen or do you think crisis could be of. No i dont think crisis can be averted. Her containment building of the d. B. Spacy Nuclear Reactor could keep that power plant shutdown longer than expected 1st energy says it will be stored in the plants clean told of cracked displaced those who live in the shadows to dispense see any problems can be alarming i dont give a whole lot of thought that once in awhile when you hear Something Like that the concern should. Be Nuclear Regulatory commission is monitoring the situation. Indian Point Nuclear Energy Center in a condition no one wants to see. With black smoke pouring out and these photos were posted on social media as responders on the sidelines plus these firefighters nearby her line went in to find a transformer turning. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo came to see the response up close for himself this was a relatively minor situation but when youre talking about a Nuclear Power really minor
On my blog Nuclear Emergency a massive new explosion rocks or crippled reactor plant in japan prompting the previous radiation catastrophe and a new wave of back you wish your. Wrist reactor up in smoke out dangerous radiation leaks can be a point to blow. They did on a seismic falls a smoldering disaster zone the latest challenge at the Fukushima Daiichi site a fire in the number 4 reactor thats right down here in the area just near the roof where highly radioactive spent fuel rods are stored this turn for the worse in reactor 4 after a day in which there was some evidence japan might finally be making some small progress as it struggles with the worst Nuclear Crisis since trolled. Lets assess the risk with Arnie Gundersen hes a Nuclear Safety advocate who consults with vermont State Government about the mont Yankee Nuclear plant mr gundersen is joining us on the telephone sir based on what you have heard this is reactor number 4 there was a fire there the other day what does that tel
The power of the sun. Reactor near seoul all inspiring when everything works. To refute with making energy the problem is that everything just worked on japans Nuclear Nightmare continues a 2nd Hydrogen Explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex destroyed the reactors exterior all 3 daiichi reactors have Nuclear Fuel Rods that have been exposed to some degree so they are teetering on the edge of a meltdown. You need to say. There is. No heat. They need to get you in. A more serious. Concerning that situation in japan im now joined live from vermont going to some now were reporting at the moment that theyre all suggestions that a partial Nuclear Meltdown is now underway. This is not a Nuclear Chain reaction this is not a nuclear bomb this is the radiation left over after the Chain Reaction is started ok sort of sorts of interrupt but you say this is not a nuclear bomb but would not the effects be the same as a nuclear bomb if obviously it does reach meltdown and there is an expl
Enjoy what im hearing but im glad were getting from someone who knows this so well mr gundersen thank you so much. I show bang gree i felt scared felt very sad when i heard about focus. Because of the people there who were displaced and because of the contamination of our world environment. Those folks had to evacuate and god knows for how long i love this place i love where i live i dont want that to happen here. I dont want to see this beautiful paradise destroyed like that. In the United States theres 23 General Electric mark one reactors identical to Fukushima Daiichi are mine yankee came on line all of. The Fukushima Daiichi you know water. Never the same design. New the same reactor same contractors worked on them and the same flaws and weaknesses. The containment structure designed to hold in all the radioactivity after an accident is too small by 986. 00 the Nuclear Regulatory commission had the term and there were 85 percent probability that the containment would blow up and f