This program is 29 minutes long
#990091
(Fukushima and Koriyama: Celia Hatton) A second explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant reactors examined; photos and map shown; details given about radiation levels detected by the USS Ronald Reagan; scenes shown of the cars leaving Koriyama. [DRIVER - comments.]
(Studio: Katie Couric) Stories of dramatic rescue and reunions reported; scenes and photos shown of rescued children.
(Sendai: Bill Whitaker) The aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Sendai featured; scenes shown of the water sweeping away cars and homes, the devastation left behind and people on the school roof after another siren warning. [MAN - compares it to Hiroshima.] [WOMAN - says everything is gone.]
(Studio: Katie Couric) Report introduced.
(Natori: Ben Tracy) The wasteland of the farming town of Natori featured; scenes shown of the wreckage and the search for bodies. [MAN - comments on the tsunami: it is sad.]
(Studio: Katie Couric) The financial crisis in the wake of the disaster noted; Stock Market Report.
(Tokyo: Lucy Craft) The financial repercussions after the earthquake examined; disaster footage shown; details given about the role of the national bank, the suspension of industries in the north and long lines at gas stations.
(Studio: Katie Couric) The whereabouts of reporter Lucy Craft's son Kohei Takada† updated.
(Studio: Katie Couric) How the nuclear power plants that have been damaged work presented; diagrams of the reactor that produces energy shown; details given about what happened at Chernobyl. [Nuclear safety consultant Cham DALLAS†- offers a metaphor for nuclear fission; explains how you turn off a reactor, but the backup systems failed so sea water is being used as coolant.]
#990094
(California: John Blackstone) The questions about the safety of US nuclear power plants examined in light of the disaster in Japan; scenes shown of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California earthquake country. [Residents Debi WOOD†, WOMAN - comment on living with it.] [Former NRC member Victor GILINSKY - suggests we recheck our assumptions.] Map of seismic hotspots and nuclear power reactors shown.
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#990101
(Minami-Sanriku-Cho, Japan: Harry Smith) The Japanese resort town of Minami-Sanriku-Cho that was destroyed by the tsunami featured; scenes shown of the ruins, the surviving villagers and rescue crews.
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