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(Tokyo: Robert Bazell) The critical situation at the Fukushima plant featured; details given about the condition of the reactors, the effort to cool them and the diversion of the USS Ronald Reagan due to the risk of radiation; diagrams and satellite photos shown. [Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center Philip WHITE†- notes the government and the power company need to be honest but not panic people.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Live in-studio interview held with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace physicist James Acton about the nuclear danger; diagram shown of wind movement. [ACTON – comments on the radiation threat for the US; talks about the race to cool the reactors; comments on Japan’s preparedness.]
(Sendai: Lester Holt) The aftermath of the disaster featured; scenes shown of the destruction in Sendai, emergency crews carrying bodies, the water rushing in, survivors, collapsed roads, foreign aid workers; details given about the lack of essentials, the transportation problems and the economic impact. [NBC’s Ian WILLIAMS – comments on the devastation in Natori.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Before and after satellite photos shown of the town of Minamisanriku.
(Minamisanriku: Ann Curry) The search for the missing featured; home video shown of the tsunami as it struck; scenes shown of people looking for loved ones; details given about the discovery of missing American Canon Purdy††. [Purdy’s FAMILY – reacts.] Photo of a baby that was found by a soldier shown. How ordinary citizens will find their loved ones discussed.
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(Washington: Lisa Myers) Questions about the safety of nuclear power plants in the US examined in light of the disaster in Japan; map shown; scenes shown of California’s Diablo Canyon and New Jersey’s Oyster Creek plants; details given of concern about reactor design and the issue of backup power. [Union of Concerned Scientists Edwin LYMAN†- says it’s only a matter of time before it happens here.] [MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Richard LESTER†- says we need to consider the possibility of greater magnitude earthquakes.] [Nuclear Energy Institute Marvin FERTEL†- states the US could handle a power failure easier than the Japanese.]
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(Minamisanriku: Lee Cowan) The complete devastation in Minamisanriku, Japan after the tsunami featured; scenes shown of the water rushing in, the debris, the ruined hospital, bodies on the floor, a memorial of flowers.
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