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 kristin late this afternoon in a Conference Call that and are seeing Nuclear Regulatory commission and now instead they voted to extend for modeling his license the n. R. C. Says it will formally issue is includes a new license and a matter of if but 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. And a new wave of a back to a should. Fall out. 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
Serious one concerning that situation in japan im now joined live from vermont. Now were reporting at the moment that 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 has started 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 explosion. The chemicals that are going to be released or similar actually the chemicals released from other the radioactive chemicals released from a nuclear bomb disappear quicker then the radiation is released in a Nuclear Power plant all were looking at an apocalypse this is true and noble on steroids do you think its definitely going to happen or do you think crisis could be averted. No i dont think crisis can be averted. A crack i mean ill burn containment building of the day the space the Nuclear Re
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Peter shumlin. Do solemnly swear that i will be true and faithful to the state of vermont. Where there will be true and faithful to the state of vermont. Federal regulators now say that her mind 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 the n. R. C. Clear Regulatory Commission and now said they voted to extend for my employees license the n. R. C. Says it will formally issue as yankees a new license and a matter of but under vermont law the Public Service board and the Legislature Must also approve a license extension. Are you going. On. Tonight on nightline Nuclear Emergency a massive new explosion rocks a crippled reactor plant in japan prompting the greatest fears yet radiation catastrophe and a new wave of back to a should. Call out for this reactor up in smoke how dangerous radiation leaks can be a plant located on a seismic fault a smoldering disaster zone the latest chal