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 challenge at the Fukushima Daiichi site a fire in the number 4 reactor thats right down here in the area just near the roofs were highly radioactive spent fuel rods are stored in this turn for the worse in reactor 4 after a day in which there was some evidence to pay and might finally be making some small progress as it struggles with the worst Nuclear Crisis since trolled. Lets assess the risk with Arnie Gundersen hes a Nuclear Safety advocate who consults with them on State Government about the month Yankee Nuclear plant mr gundersen joining us on the telephone sir based on what you have heard this is reactor number 4 there was a fire there the other day what does that tell you mr gundersen learned from eyes. Sources that the radiation levels in the 4th reactor are so high that theyve had to evacuate the personnel from there what that indicates is that the fuel pool is running out of order and if the personnel are not there to keep it refilled it doesnt surprise me that radiation levels are increasing dramatically if the wind turns and goes the other way. I would suspect contamination not just in japan but but potentially korea and china as well unless time they have before this is catastrophic it can boil dry in a day so they have you know on the order of 24 hours to straighten it out Arnie Gundersen is a very sober assessment we appreciate your expertise youve had experience building these spent fuel rods checks and we appreciate your expertise tonight i cant say i enjoy what im hearing but im glad were getting from some of the notes does so well mr gundersen thank you so much. I felt angry i felt scared felt very sad when i heard about fukushima because of the people there who were displaced and because of the contamination of our world environment. Those folks had to evacuate and god knows for how long i love this place i love where i live i dont want that to happen here. I dont want to see this beautiful paradise destroyed like that. In the United States theres 23 General Electric mark one reactors identical to Fukushima Daiichi power mining he came on line all of. The Fukushima Dai ichi you know what. They have the same design. The same reactor same contractors worked on them and the same flaws and weaknesses. The containment structure designed to hold in all the radioactivity after an accident is too small by 986. 00 the Nuclear Regulatory commission had determined there were 85 percent probability that the containment would blow up and fail in the event of a meltdown. So much hydrogen gas would be released and that the containment would be blown to smithereens all of the radioactivity inside it would be released to the public. Showed us 100 percent 3 of. The regulators have known that this design isnt capable of withstanding an accident since it was built. During the middle of the crisis and hooper she went to each one of the key regulators at the n. R. C. Got him chuck casto said this is the worst containment in the world. Well if its the worst containment in the world why are we keeping 23. 00 of them running here in america. The actual szymon daiichi was caused by an earthquake and the tsunami. But really at the root of it was that the earthquake knocked out the off side power and that the tsunami knocked out the cooling more pumps on warming the ocean. That can happen anywhere you can lose offsite power from the storm or from a target action and you can lose the pumps they call the plant from the same exact cause so we dont need a tsunami we dont need an earthquake to cause that kind of a damage in an American Nuclear plant. Im here because i think this is very dangerous were facing the end of life on it as if it just simply about. When i heard that thuggish a mess it up i was devastated. I thought ive got to get erik at yankee because its. Are. You all are. All are. We would like to believe. On what weve. Done everything that i know to do and all i have left is my body. Just say no. We will definitely be doing it together again. And amen a women a women. After me when people asked me how many times have you been arrested and i say not. The afternoon. Today entergy sued the state of vermont in u. S. District court. Lawsuit claims that vermont should have no role in approving Vermont Yankee spew church after 2012 in the state of vermont i dont think its too much to say that this is this is an antidemocratic situation youve got a large. Wealthy out of state corporation trying to have its way and override the legitimate laws. Of a sovereign state and its a its a power struggle unfortunately for not being its size its a david versus goliath power struggle but its one weve got a lot of energy to fight. Its the 1st day of the trial of Entergy Corporation versus the state of vermont and there are many of us who want to support the state of vermont in that legal battle we believe that corporations are businesses that operate in the state of vermont should be should be falling through bought long. This case just sort of puts a magnifying glass on wheres the power in this country where is it going is it moving more towards corporate interests or is it more in the idea the idea of a traditional participatory democracy is power lie with the people. This case demonstrates that struggle in very real ways. Join me every thursday on the alex simon show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see that. We start to add to that he said he forgot the can each other than the human body. But on the better side going to do the cooking this was all that business for me just. To sort of. Move from mining teavana months to do i feel still really stuck or even i suppose from the course for me mrs cheney. Is just located off a culture of the church. That. We think she minds be soviet soldiers. Shes off the beach shes wearing. Huge winched so shes the one sold out so its to move the opposing opinion with both of you like it on the show stuck with some Russian Police force to bust all the. West Needs National will discover that it will when he believes in less than that solicit it was a propagandist you also. Heard from the regular morgue for your part not going to move into iraq. Oh. Oh oh oh but us lucifer mistletoe is just that in the gutter and im just playing. It is not my achievement mr davies our 5 year of plans were conceived but indeed and carried out by the people themselves if alan would produce or even floor it with the idea of making a film like this he probably be branded as crazy. How was the sentiment during the war the soviets were brave heroes resisting nazis thats going to change of course after the war but once the cold war begins. Little people think that hollywood is a free place but hollywood is strictly defined by one side of the business and the other side is idealist. Alan i define hollywood is a call to dream manufacture which i thinks true. Equally its a propaganda factor. 54 jets and more than 1300 military personnel are headed to heal some air force base. In alaska where is that to say come on ill show you whats the reason for any type of enhanced u. S. Military presence in this area russia. What is it suddenly about the South China Sea that makes it so that it 11000000000 barrels of oil. Take a look at this map who really owns what kind of says no it belongs to us india says no we claim that that belongs to us both of these countries have Nuclear Weapons capabilities there is reason for concern so thats why were going to drill down on this story for you today right here on the news with rick sanchez where you know as we always like to say we do believe by golly its time to do news again. As are. Looking forward to thats the. Yanks this is what happens to pensions in britain. Watched as a report. When it became clear that entergy was going to continue to operate past the end of its 40 year license which came to an end march 21st 2012. We felt that it was necessary to. Take an action that would inspire people in the area not to give up. Not to allow themselves to be rolled over by this corporation. We are here to demonstrate in the most dramatic way we can that a gross injustice is being appreciated by this Pro Corporation the Entergy Corporation against the people the government of ramadi and the whole surrounding area where all of us are threatened by this reactor as long as it stays open and were calling upon the entergy to respect the democratic process in vermont and to shut this dangerous leaking accident plague plant down. There are times when you feel something so strongly that just holding up a picket sign or just attending a rally or demonstration is not enough you want to speak with your whole life your whole body and so we are placing ourselves in jeopardy jeopardy of being arrested and possibly jailed in order to make the strongest statement that our consciences call for us to make. Mistakes heres a life this take heres our future generations the very things that we need to exist clean water clean air the health of our citizens its all at stake and for what. For right now its just for corporate profit thats all it is. Its a power struggle about the will of the people to decide whats best for them. Its a political struggle about the basic fabric of our country despite democracy so this is about whether peoples voices are going to be heard. Yankee is shutting down Nuclear Power plants will close by the end of next year of officials from entergy which owns Vermont Yankee made a surprise announcement this morning. Todays an extremely tough day for us of interest and more importantly really 630 employees and for my yankee earlier this morning we told these men and women that vermont Yankee Nuclear power station will stop operating at the end of its current fuel cycle and move into the decommissioning process in the 4th quarter of 2014. This decision was based on the economics of the plan not Operational Performance not litigation risk. Nor political pressure simply put the plan costs exceed the plant revenue in this asset is not financially viable for those of us and. Its not good news its a very sad day. Its sad because were worried about whats going to have more friends neighbors for the folks who have to move away its going to be painful see them go Nuclear Plants around the country are under the warmest financial pressures right now theyre getting old and Everybody Knows it costs more to maintain an old car than a dozen new car the same is true for a nuclear plant. All of them are going to require modifications from Lessons Learned after Fukushima Daichi. From my aunt he was going to need about 250000000. 00 of repair and replacement over the next 2 or 3 years to keep running and entergy didnt want to spend that money. Entergy new that from entourage were not going to allow this plant top arrayed unless it was in top notch condition. And they couldnt afford it so they pulled the plug on for a minute for economics but it was economics under the scrutiny of a smart electorate who had kept themselves informed for the last 10 years. The closing of Vermont Yankee is a victory for democracy. Entered you would continue to operate if it wasnt for all the hard work all these people did to make this happen is a win for david over. People power works we as citizens have the ability to effect change. What gives me hope in all of this is that. In some little way our actions are going to inspire others. Say to make a wish my grandmother for her like you say grandmother did. And you know we have a victory for egging men that day i feel fortunate to be alive and in relatively good health and able to. Go out. You can do what. You need kevin unity to do them sound then you can support one another and low fat head together. Theres no getting around the fact that the site where Vermont Yankee exists on the banks of the Connecticut River will remain as a High Level Nuclear radioactive waste endangering people for miles and miles and miles and miles around. Toxic legacy and what has been created is not going to disappear and it will affect future generations for a time. This is a technology thats fundamentally flawed i dont believe we should build a new Nuclear Power plant ever again and i think we should in an orderly manner shut down every Nuclear Power plant weve got. Beginning with all of these mark one designs that are identical to Vermont Yankee and identical the Fukushima Daiichi. Plant gradually over the next 10 years do it the charm to do it and shut this technology down to earth. Guy. The world is driven by a dream shaped by one person. Who dares thinks. We dare to ask. Whats needed national will discover that only when the ability to molest that solicit it was a propagandist you. Heard from the regular you dont know if youre talking about group from our previous. Bush or psych you all but us lucifer this photo is just that of the guys that im just i have no queen nobody is not my achievement mr davies are 5 feet of plans were conceived by the need that carried out by the people themselves if alan would produce or even flirted with the idea of making a film like this theyd probably be branded as crazy. That was the sentiment during the war the soviets were brave heroes. Resisting the nazis thats going to change of course after the war once the called for the games. I. Think that hollywood is a free place but only with is strictly defined by one side of the business and the other side is ideology. How would i define hollywood is they call it the dream manufacturer which i thinks true but i think equally its a problem in the fact. I no team no crowd. No shots. Actually ill speak. With dr no just. Point your thirst for action. 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