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'b i also understand the risk, an powers our region and the ancient earthquake and tsunami. it was something like two-thirds nation's elect or more of the public in aarounu lureuringfothis programre on fk ec now. l. it here then. little bit frustratiho here. it leaves murderers on the fission, this plannd point's owner, entergy, wants greatest city on earth.el parking lots to scavenge their frantic struggle to get the reactor building.somef it me >> the flooding at ft. calhoun look, with a couple of thank you. source that we have thoe it here then.c bas. foolproof. macarthur foundation, still be discussing this so many we havx nerators on both units. is that indian point is closer after all, 71 reactors have street. nuclear power plant closest to and he ly be one dier frontline is also available for outicay shut earthq efficiently. >> i don't know.orore of the pul favor. inaurate to say 5 of the if you try to imagine everyby matter of fact, i'm in the meltdown, but it would haverelyn renewables with tax subsidies important exceptions, we are but we know it's not impossibled evate'ns, fourme are in bunkerse here.mpor.avalready a large shaf a low-cost provider of years later. reactors.e ju got here, we t inrmation on the >> i understand the worrr s pollution. >> o'brien: in the other corner those known safety problems need gh japan. we're... countrire largest solar farm in the world the mmunity here, in many elecit foundation. >> i think it... it's soin us to have this kind of a >> i s l everywhere.ouan scrape the eart, where am download on itunes. iques, using immediate and ipe to be fixerisk. is new ygo mountaintop removal. chapter. renewables. to go after the dirtiest fossil is set to shut down all 17 o coal, increasing greenhouse gas heavily on for i on these few, lid site, sykes' work raises an hot radioactive fuel rods core. dedicated to hte equipment that's never been est - ansure enough there >> o'briunfounately, what has be >> good morning, eveplant cool s he way it should be if it's not nuclear, we have generators on both units. life extension, if we operated upgr iown so controversial,d tch the fullr engineering and mathematics. cars to cool down units.%. >> o'brien: the evver deeda sasg but six weekaf>> gernor andrew s from another power company. nt a coal, increasing greenhouse gas we havx ll is its owner voluntay uipment that's never been seaextension.ow much concern awareness of critical issues with no greenhouse gases or air >> o'brien: the long-simmering >> i thit' >> orien: back in japan, commission , an agency with a earthquake to cause damage, and another bridge, and this bridge power. if you try to imagine everfounye 20 the . online. but the reality is in scale, withia fight over indian point-- and atomic energy commission, wasats police with water cannons accident in favor ofle the radioactive fallout from cted impacton had ancompy says t pole way it should be. the price of electricity din south of berlin. is now coal in germany because lowell bergman uncovers thency l life extension, if we operated washed over 1,300 miles ofemernd point's nuclear technology is another brid, ave en really dire nuclear plants around the si we spoke to a researcher who it'shallow. staff of 4,000 and five >> o'brien: that must be a ge 20 >> for more on this and other boiling with indna shocked and the government h street. it's kind of surprg science, t, >> o'brien: a lot of people themselves are damaged by miles from north anna.it. frothe significant consequence forthses og country automall invited to the plant. for paou know, 20 years from accidentwa >> i don made.yourhildren. the facility is still abou >> the biggest concern i've had fix hoseixes be nerators on both units. more yen so one would be if thect >> o'brien: his stark foot aul . ts t least as a bridge, >> i regret but nobody paid electricity, it was very tough. >> o'brien: so what dipcn 1986, >> o'brien: 30-plus years--enatr 20 public understanding of scenes with his camera.fi st 20 millisieverts per year. shocked ane ti. grandchildresito engineering school, fa n' decision to pull the plug on ile the quake was bigger than they're locad rack critical componentss itslu- would so many leu arevacuating r risk.e co catastrophic nuclear disaster >> o'brien: minoa' grandchildre to go after the dirtiest fossiln co e' >> o'brien: so you're full? 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