seismic and tsunami-type events. we will look at whatever information we can gain from this event and see if there are changes we need to make to our system. now, at the same time, there are new questions about exactly how the government would handle a nuclear disaster, if such a tragedy were to occur here. in a letter to president obama, congressman ed markey writes, i am concerned that it appears that no agency sees itself as clearly in command of an emergency response in a nuclear disaster. in stark contrast to the scenarios contemplated for oil spills and hurricanes, there is no specificity for emergency coordination and command in place for a response to a nuclear disaster. so we have some of the same plants as japan, some of them are on major earthquake fault lines, and we re not quite sure who s in charge if a disaster hits. that doesn t sound that good. let s find out more, though. with me now is paul gunter, and stephanie cook, the editor of
people are homeless and staying in shelters. as you can see the pictures there, it is absolutely devastation. you can see why there are so many people homeless. their homes are gone. emergency workers are frantically trying to cool down the reactors at the troubled fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant, located about 60 miles south of the earthquake s epicenter. there have already been two explosions at this power plant, generating from reactors one and three, first on saturday and then a second one today. today s blast injured 11 people and government authorities told people within 12 miles to stay indoors. if i was them, i would not stay indoors, i would run for the hills. i m sorry, but this is incredibly dangerous and i don t think staying indoors is going to do it. there is a time to panic and i think this is one of them. i would drive away if you re in that area. all right, now, don t listen to me, i m not the authorities in japan, but this stuff is incredibly serious,
the players union is dissolved. and fronted by stars including the pats tom brady, pay son manning of colts andrew bree is s. if there are any upsides it is that the bookies say the season will be salvaged because of the $9 billion the parties stand to lose. back to the japanese disaster and back to paul gunter. the radiation is being leaked. prevailing winds, i don t know which way they blow. in chernobyl, a lot of people got sick and a lot of people died outside of russia. is that a danger here? there are six reactors at the site that we are watching now. the best estimate right now is that this in fact could involve one reactor and then a chain
today, geraldo. geraldo: greg palkot, you stand by. let me bring in our guests. and in washington, nuclear expert paul gunter. paul, japan s top government spokesman just announced that radiation at the nuclear plant briefly rose above legal limits. what are the health consequences to the people in that region? well, there is an immediate concern for the health consequences to children certainly. as welling a pregnant women. these are the top priorities that must be protected. we are hoping that these people are prioritized in the evacuation. clearly this is just the precursor so what we are fearing is a much more serious accident with more far-reaching consequences. geraldo: what is a nuclear melt down? what is a meltdown? what it is it when the
the players union is dissolved. and fronted by stars including the pats tom brady, pay son manning of colts andrew bree is s. if there are any upsides it is that the bookies say the season will be salvaged because of the $9 billion the parties stand to lose. back to the japanese disaster and back to paul gunter. the radiation is being leaked. prevailing winds, i don t know which way they blow. in chernobyl, a lot of people got sick and a lot of people died outside of russia. is that a danger here? there are six reactors at the site that we are watching now. the best estimate right now is that this in fact could involve one reactor and then a chain