exclusion zone. ukrainian authorities cannot monitor radiation levels across the chernobyl exclusion zone today because russian soldiers stole the main server for the system, severing the connection on march 2 nz just days after they occupied the side. the russians even took chernobyl staffers personal radiation monitors. so they re operating without those now, too. why did they do that? and did they have any idea what they were doing? i mean these russian soldiers in chernobyl at the start of the day and stayed with five weeks apparently with no idea what they were getting into, only now are we starting to learn how fantastically reckless and presumably ignorant they were about one of the most radio active places on earth. the international atomic energy agency said today that the head of the iaea said a leading mission of experts to chernobyl
we are that fuel is really old. so really we are not that fuel is really old. so really we are not massively worried about the effect we are not massively worried about the effect of the electricity has ust the effect of the electricity has just been cut because that fuel doesn t just been cut because that fuel doesn t need cooling any more. it is perhaps doesn t need cooling any more. it is perhaps not doesn t need cooling any more. it is perhaps not quite as hazardous. so perhaps not quite as hazardous. s: how perhaps not quite as hazardous. how long can perhaps not quite as hazardous. sr how long can it perhaps not quite as hazardous. 5r how long can it remain safe, not a problem, without electricity? the ool is problem, without electricity? the pool is quite problem, without electricity? the pool is quite deep and the fuel is not a pool is quite deep and the fuel is not a very pool is quite deep and the fuel is not a very hot. it could take something like a month for
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monitor the air on a 24/7 basis thanks to equipment like this. we re in downtown san francisco on top of a seven-story building. here, the epa has deployed one of its radiation monitors. eric stevenson manages the equipment on behalf of the federal agency. it s basically in place to ensure that if there are any changes in the background radiation levels that we know about it quickly and that we can take effective action. reporter: there are more than a hundred of these devices spanned out across the country. part of the radiation detection program that dates back to the 1950s when the united states did nuclear testing. traces of radiation from japan may begin showing up in the next couple of days. that is brought on anxiety on the west coast. potassiue tatassium iodide has g off the shelves. we have so many questions for potassium iodide including from physicians from their families
but don t break out your hazmat suits just yet. a diplomat says the readings are, quote, about a billion times beneath levels that would be health threatening. experts at uc berkeley s department of engineering also say there is no reason to panic. it s much less still than a regular plane flight, particularly if you go to the clinic and have an x-ray, that s much higher radiation you will be exposed to. we want to tell the public and you and everyone what radiation, if there is any, what levels of radiation we have to deal with. jon: the federal government sent extra radiation monitors to the west coast. we have several of them actually right in the newsroom today. we re going to show you how they work in just a couple of minutes. jenna: well, they are the last line of defense at japan s damaged nuclear plant, a dedicated team of workers facing a grave battle to prevent a meltdown, exposing themselves to