Michio Kaku - Japan Nuke Crisis: What Options are Left?

Dr. Michio Kaku discusses the dwindling options left for plant workers in Japan.
As radiation in seawater near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant increases, Japanese officials said the reactors have damaged fuel rods and may be in partial meltdown

In a newly released video, smoke can be seen billowing from reactors two and three — the only visible sign of the catastrophe happening inside.

On Monday, workers continued to pump out radioactive water inside the plant, according to the Associated Press. Officials said the contaminated water must be taken out before workers can restart and restore the plant's cooling system.

Radioactive water has been found in all four of the reactors at the plant.

The news comes a day after officials apologized for an inaccurate reading of a major increase in radioactivity which caused a panic that led workers to flee the plant. The inaccurate reading was confirmed as a mistake Sunday night by operators at the plant.


"The number is not credible," said Tokyo Electric Power Company spokesman Takashi Kurita. "We are very sorry."

The mistake prompted harsh criticism from the government.

"Such a mistake is not something that should be forgiven or acceptable," said government spokesman Yukio Edano.

ABC News went to the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Company to ask Kurita about the latest in a number of conflicting reports coming from the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

"We are so sorry to inconvenience everybody," he told ABC News. "We are trying to stabilize the situation. We are trying to give out the most accurate information." Asked why more help has not been brought in, his response was surprising.

"I agree with you actually, but we are doing our best but at the same time the government and also many companies are economists and defense force and fire department, all sorts of people have been supporting us to calm down the situation," said Kurita.

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[ObsenityofAtomicTech]

OH and did you get that other detail. The earth uranium existed before the earth itself was created! It is older then earth itself and still is potent enought to light a new micro star on earth called a hydrogen bomb. This stuff has to be left alone as ore in the ground and never messed with. This is pure evil and anyone that is captivated by it's energy without respect for the earth and it's creatures is criminally insane. Only a gov like ours had the means to make this happen.

[LOOSELUCYLUZ]

@CristalCrossUniverse radiation messes their electronics

[jayejayeee]

some really good stuff here

[jjclassjj]

some really good stuff here

[simysimss]

good work here

[rodswebdesign]

This is a great video

[isaysee]

By the time we got to Woodstock we wrer halfamillionstrong --- --- We are stardust , we are golden , we are caught in a devil's bargain -- and we got to get ourselves back to the garden.

[paki786hud]

homer simpson

this guy is clever and funny

[The1JD]

when is the last time CNN covered this? .....

[ExquisiteDoom]

@vancouversasquatch Why is Kaku dumb? I'd like to know because i simply don't trust the guy.

[ExquisiteDoom]

It bothers me how every time there'S a disaster he wants a top team of scientists to be deployed with the right to call up the army as they please. Am i the only one here who actually thinks Kaku wants a lot of power?