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quantity of radiation will be spewed. mr. acton, give us the worst case scenario right now. what s the worst case scenario and what does this mean for the survivors? well, the worst case scenario is there is extensive melting of the core. and at that point the core could effectively turn into a molten mush and burn through the bottom of the reactor vessel. the good news, if there is a good side to this, is that even under extensive core melting, a large release of radiation is not guaranteed. under the three mile island accident, for instance, there was very extensive core melting but only a small release of radiation into the environment. so i think that the japanese analysis that a large release, a very significant release of radiation into the environment is fortunately unlikely even though i don t want to underplay the seriousness of this unfolding crisis. so this is a game changer. this is as severe as it s been so far through this crisis. that s right. i mean, what is par

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