with the radiation levels. it could have been water leakage from pipes or something of that nature. so things are very unclear. but the prime minister did give a statement today saying that it s actually far from over. he said there s absolutely no reason to be be complacent, and obviously it s a worrying situation, still very uncertain. i mean, then in tokyo, obviously, we ve had then the concerns about radiation. there was a warning earlier this week about water in tokyo not being suitable for children under the age of 1. that s now been lifted, but now a neighboring prefecture is actually warning about the toxicity of the water there. so, again, it changes on a daily basis. jenna: two weeks to the day, jason, two weeks to the day two-week anniversary, if you will, of the earthquake and sue tsunami, and still so many
forced to close down all 17 of their reactors. reporter: and the plant with the worst record, fukushima daiichi, the plant now in trouble. there s a pattern that emerged that tepco isn t frank and deliberately covers up to protect its own interest. reporter: despite promises to regain public confidence, tepco s honesty was questioned again in 2007 when a 6.8 earthquake struck western japan, shaking the nuclear plant. tepco reported only a minor fire at the plant and less than a gallon of water leakage. later the public learned the fire burned for two hours and hundreds of gallons of radioactive water had leaked into the sea. the plant that is now in trouble survived the most recent quake. a quake stronger than it was designed for. by design, the reactors immediately shut themselves down. good news according to the
plant now in trouble. there s a pattern emerged that tepco isn t frank and deliberately covers up to protect its own interest. reporter: despite promises to regain confidence, tepco s honesty was questioned again in 2007 when a 6.8 earthquake struck western japan, shaking the nuclear plant. tepco reported only a minor fire at the plant and less than a gallon of water leakage. later the public learned the fire burned for two hours and hundreds of gallons of radioactive water had leaked into the sea. the plant that is now in trouble survived the most recent quake. a quake stronger than it was designed for. by design, the reactors immediately shut themselves down. good news according to this spokesperson for the group that lobbies the u.s. congress on pro-nuclear power issues. i think as we ve seen in
the sections and data will be announced by the sections in charge and also the task force, so under these circumstances, japanese people greatly affected by the crisis, so the prime minister himself wanted to make a request directly to the japanese people. but as to the questions and answers, the ministers in charge decided to take the questions to answer the question, so please understand. i am from newport tv. i have a question on the number three reactor in fukushima. the water level is not going up according to the gauge. the water system is broken, or is there a new water leakage? is there anything of concern happening right now at the number three reactor in