the chernobyl nuclear power plant in ukraine was the scene of the world's worst nuclear accident but many fear that the crisis. as we've just been hearing a little earlier we soon surpassed it well you can check out the once a prosperous soviet city of the infamous atomic facility to find out how it looks now a special report from mark in the twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl disaster is available on our website it's hearty dot com in the documentary section. europe is seeing a surge in anti israeli sentiment with a growing clamor for governments to stop turning a blind eye to the occupation of palestinian land activists say they want actions not words into demanding an embargo on exports from illegal settlements but as daniel bushell now reports politicians are many tight lipped on the issue. rage against israel thousands call for the boy called of israeli goods over its continued expansion on palestinian land a jewish demonstrator says enough is enough when american leaders do nothing the e.u. does nothing the repeated un resolutions have ruled israeli settlements illegal.

at the peak of the accident so the oceans are worse now than ever chernobyl. the fukushima nuclear crisis is also essential queen's for the japanese motor industry amid speculation that contaminated vehicles could be heading out to the world's car market potential bozza now thinking twice before making their way to japanese auto show rooms and alexey had a sense he has more in this from ukraine. oh has been contemplating a change of hardcore for months a fan of japanese vehicles she wanted to upgrade her off roader to when you were model but her car dealing friend said it was not the right time but. i was told privately that all new japanese cars are radioactive because of the fukushima disaster this shipment was supposedly blocked by the authorities at adesa harbor but unofficial dealers bribed them and those cars on to the streets officials at the ports left off our question whether there had been any contaminated cars here after the japanese fallout these off roaders worship then before the fukushima disaster in japan and even they were checked for radiatio

realize chernobyl was one core radiation. and it is still on-going. cores worth of radiation. three totally melted, one damaged and the resin spent fuel pumps. 20 cores of highly radioactive materials. >> and it is impossible to imagine the long term health effects for the people in that area. >> at chernobyl, even taking conservative estimates, talking perhaps 10,000, leukemia, thyroid cancer cases because of chernobyl, this could be comparable. >> thank you so much for joining us. appreciate it. certainly a frightening story unfolding there. >>> when we come back, greece on the brink of financial collapse. e.d. hill and ben stein will explain why the entire world is watching. would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say.

the chernobyl nuclear power plant in ukraine was the scene of the world's worst nuclear accident but many fear that the crisis at fukushima may soon supports it you can check out the once a prosperous soviet city of near the infamous atomic facility to find out how it looks now a special report from the twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl disaster is available on our web site it's dot com in the documentary section. the pentagon is recently being forced to admit it doesn't know where six point six billion u.s. dollars showed to for iraq but go on the money was supposed to be part of a massive reconstruction program after the war a former bush administration official and author of the book america's failure in iraq michael brown has told me earlier that the funds went missing under general petraeus is watch. all of this stuff was going on while david petraeus was the commander of the multinational security transition command in iraq four men sticky in zero four and zero five and this is the same period of time that one hundred ninety thousand a k forty seven zero nine millimeter

about 27% of the radiation that came out of chernobyl. in my opinion they were lying. this my opinion they were deliberately lowballing all these numbers, hiding these numbers, hoping the accident would go away. now we realize the cancer is spreading. >> just again so, i understand, it seems to me if there's a snowfall, if 12 inches of snow fall here in new york in central park, if the weather system it was only six inches we'd all go out there and say wait a minute, we've got a ruler, it's 12. aren't the people there with geiger counters who go out and say wait a minute, we're measuring it at level 10 and you're saying it's only 5. so how do they get away with this sort of distortion over such a lengthy period of time? >> it's very easy. your counters, for example, could be in areas where there's low snowfall. so they can bring the low numbers and hide the high numbers. and also you could measure it at the time of the day. there are many ways to fudge the numbers. and remember that the numbers that did come out were so sparse that we physicists had to complete the dot

at chernobyl, 5.2 million were released. that is a comparison with fukushima. the authorities have been saying because of the way the wind was blowing, most of the radiation from fukushima would have gone out over the pacific but it does suggest contamination in the area around the plant could be more severe than first thought. >> >> talking about the future of nuclear. we know about germany having decided by 2022 they are going to get rid of all nuclear power stations which is the most extreme side of it. there are certain economic sort of practicalities which are emerging as a result of fukushima. like the cost of the land where you're going to build nuclear power stations. it is much more restricted. people are taking into account the gee logical nation. they are going to become much more restrictive of where they are going to build these things. there are a number of costs which are going to go up and at a certain point, nuclear -- well, some people feel that point has already been passed but at some point people may feel that nuclear power stations are not

about 27% of the radiation that came out of chernobyl. in my opinion they were lying. deliberately lowballing all these numbers, hiding these numbers, hoping the accident would go away. now we realize the cancer is spreading. >> just again so, i understand, it seems to me if there's a snowfall, if 12 inches of snow fall here in new york in central park, if the weather system it was only six inches we'd all go out there and say wait a minute, we've got a ruler, it's 12. aren't the people there with geiger counters who go out and say wait a minute, we're measuring it at level 10 and you're saying it's only 5. so how do they get away with this sort of distortion over such a lengthy period of time? >> it's very easy. your counters, for example, could be in areas where there's low snowfall. so they can bring the low numbers and hide the high numbers. and also you could measure it at the time of the day. there are many ways to fudge the numbers. and remember that the numbers that did come out were so sparse that we physicists had to complete the dots. we had to get this feeb

in fact, nearly 7,000 children were diagnosed with thyroid cancer after chernobyl accident. but more than 99% were eventually cured. however, widespread depression among parents resulted in many children suffering from mental disorders. >> translator: the biggest impact was on children's mental health. emotionally disturbed, traumatized kids. people still suffer after 25 years, but the fukushima accident just happened recently. if we take action quickly, things might change. we want to assess people's psychological situation, then devise action plans to meet their needs. >> reporter: in real practice, the doctors are well aware that simple solutions to dispel people's anxieties don't come easily. this is the mother of two small children. she has stopped eating locally grown vegetables and she doesn't buy milk and dairy products any more. he produces a radiation monitor just for her comfort. the doctor thinks that food in shops are safe as they have en screened, but he doesn't object to her decisions on which products to buy. her proactive way to deal with radiation fears giv

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and to witness this tragedy firsthand for me was what a strong personal experience i've been to chernobyl before and this was the second time i was so exposed to the true face of the disaster when on one hand you actually understand the numbers and you know what that means for the impact on health and the impact on environment and you also see the us situations like for example where one mother was crying to us because she was desperate she wanted to protect the children but she didn't know what to do or should have no information and those things are really moving me worry much and that. just motivates me actually to do the work that i'm doing because i believe that we must make sure that things like this don't happen any more anywhere again. i was just thinking about my future afford. foreign companies k m i dreamed of owning a can cutting factory. but we have less garbage now. some businesses who come here and make fun of me. regular garbage boy i'm not bad like people think. i'm a good person. it's just that people don't see me. but i feel that with time people like me as. i feel peop

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chernobyl reasonably raise the question about whether or not nuclear power plants were doomsday machines. this reactor seemed to go completely out of control under the supervision and management of its operators and know what we know about life that has occurred in the history of nuclear energy either before or after fukushima was out and and about. really different character the reactors had been properly shut down they simply needed to receive outside cooling assistance while they moved down to ambient temperature and they lost it because of the force of the tsunami. this was a very very severe lapse in design but not in operational terms and i think that we are going to be able to go back through the nuclear nuclear regulatory authorities all over the world and make sure that this is not liable to happen again the meltdown of three reactors at fukushima will lead to opinions split over nuclear energy spotlights and energy needed for. the first nuclear power plant in the world was created by the scientists of the portrait of the institute here in moscow being the pioneer in the field r

. >> .the greatest manmade engineering catastrophe since chernobyl.hernobyl used to be a big deal until fukushima but still. >> right, reference point. >> .it's kind of a big deal. >> the reference points always get updated. >> that's right. >> but you've been adamant in the discussion of this film online and as you've presented it around the country. >> yeah. >> and saying do not talk about this as a film about the aftereffects of katrina. do not talk about this as a film about the natural disaster. this was something that had proper planning put in place, had more work been done in advance, could have been prevented. >> had proper engineering been done. >> yeah. >> .on a hurricane protection system that congress mandated in 1965. bob bea's partner, ray seed at uc berkeley said the worst that would have happened to new orleans in 2005 is, quote 'wet ankles'. >> wet ankles as you say at the beginning of the film. >> yeah. >> why, why do we all think we understand this when we don't? is it the media that's been repeat. >> yeah. >> .repeating this over

seas near chernobyl at the peak of the action so the oceans are worse now than ever. oh goodness i'm talking to be a little earlier here not in the focus human nuclear crisis has also sent shock waves through the japanese motor industry and its speculation that contaminated vehicles could be heading out to the world's kanaka and potential buyers are now thinking twice before making their way to japanese auto show rooms as artie's alexi had a chef he reports. has been concept lighting a change of her car for months a fan of japanese vehicles she wanted to upgrade her old fraud or two when you were model but her car dealing friend said it was not the right time stronger but the risk also yet i was told privately that all new japanese cars are radioactive because of the fukushima disaster this shipment was supposedly blocked by the authorities at adesa harbor but unofficial dealers bribe them and those cars on to the streets officials at the port left off our question whether there had been any contaminated course here after the japanese fallout these off roaders worship

this is not something we're doing after fukushima or even after chernobyl. after chernobyl, we have fine tuned, but the basic elements of our safety apparatus are there. a word about the public debate. as we know, nuclear energy has benefited from the attention of public opinion in the last decade. the debate is sometimes intense. sometimes it is lively. but it is always there. we believe it is important the public opinion debates about this -- energy. if you look at europe, sometimes they are more favorable to nuclear. sometimes they are less favorable. i would say as an observer that before fukushima we were on the upward trend in term of nuclear energy's role and public image. fukushima raised legitimate concerns. in the united states, and europe, we wanted to help japan deal with this major accident. we cooperated as much as we could. we are still doing so on helping the japanese authorities. it also triggered more intense public debate in the european union. it has also left some of our member states to make some decisions. particular the case of german

poor oversight may have contributed to the worst, crisis since the chernobyl. >> explosions tore through the nuclear plant in the days after the earthquake and tsunami. according to the -- the same happened in other reactors three days later the regulator is now. they have been criticized for slow and conflicting information. the nuclear and industrial safety agency estimated 370,000 had been released in the first month. it wasn't until may that there was probably a meltdown. another safety agency said 770,000 is likely to of escape and the first week, double the previous estimates. >> the assessment came ahead of the first meeting of an independent panel of experts. they will be questioning senior members of the government. the aim is to try to ensure that an earthquake can never again trigger a nuclear catastrophe in japan. >> you're watching bbc news. he has vowed to fight to the death as the nato bombardment continues against targets. their fears of a bloodbath in northern syria. the government promised a crackdown on armed gangs. the activist will hold a symbolic protest against the

the revised radiation figures are 15% of what was released at chernobyl. tons of ash have fallen to us near the country's border with argentina. a thick layer of ash is forcing local authorities to bring in bulldozers and other heavy equipment to clear cars. coming up on gmt -- british troops record the hague and terror -- the hate and terror of combat in afghanistan. a united states congressman has admitted sending a lewd photograph of himself to a young woman using social media. anthony weiner, democrat of new york, said he did a dumb thing and admitted his actions. he made it clear he was not going to resign. >> it took just one week for anthony weiner to go from this -- >> this is a twitter hoax. >> this is a picture of me and i sent it. >> he delivered an abject apology to his wife and the media in blunt language. >> once i realized i posted it to twitter, i panicked. i took it down and said that i had been hacked. i have exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years. >> among those women -- >> i li

now it's home away from home for workers battling the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl.en like truck driver this man, father of two, left the safety of his home for a six month stint at fukushima daiichi. $150 a day. >> i'm not proud of the way i've lived. so i'm trying to be better. >> reporter: buses pick the men up at 6:45 a.m. then a one hour ride in sweltering heat to the nuclear plant part of a team that sorts radioactive garbage at fukushima daiichi. he says when i started i was really scared. i still am. 3-4 hours is the limit. it's so hot you wouldn't last longer than that. coworker isaotoda, a computer programmer. he quit his job when he spotted a help wanted aid. the wo een crueling. >> it's hard to breathe with the mask on, he says, when your nose is running or iy you can't take it off. his parent's no matter what. his parents survived the other than catastrophe, the bombing of hiroshima. since i was a child my parents told me all about the hell they endured. whatever the background, many men are here for the same reason. lend a hand in the darkest hour. lucy

itly decided to abandon nuclear power following the chernobyl accident in 1986. the prime minister had pledged to revive nuclear power to reduce dependence on foreign oil and natural gas. however, in the wake of the accident at japan's fukushima daiichi power plant, berlusconi stopped his plan in an attempt to avoid the referendum. with the fukushipuck shifukushit leaking radioactive substances into the air and sea, people living in the northeast are getting more and more anxious. governments are releasing data daily showing radiation levels are safe. but not everyone is convinced. >>> nhk provides updates on airborne radiation levels every day. the bulletins are based on data collected by local governments. this man pays attention to the news, but he also checks radiation levels online. he's the father of two elementary school-aged children. he and his family live in a city about 65 kilometers from fukushima daiich i. they're out of the evacuation zone, but sometimes they experience the same measurements found in the no-go areas. he's frustrated because official

i think we need to keep in mind that one of the reasons for the incident in chernobyl was that the engineers were actually initiating just such tests on those reactors. >> still to come on the program. we take a look at how asia's influence has changed through the centuries. and the many faces of her majesty. we take a look at a new exhibition marking the 16 years of the queen's reign. >> at least 100 people are reported being injured in violent clashes between police and people in dakar. president wade has abandoned the proposals. >> a city on the edge. he's running battles between riot police and protestors. this was the result. police fired run -- rubber bullets. but the protestors weren't given up. they were angered by reforms. they would guarantee the president victory in next year's election and make sure his son as vice president. >> what's going on here? it's a coo organized by the -- coup organized by the group. >> we don't want our president anymore m and we're ready to die. it's long being seen as west africa's most stable area. but not on thursday. they demanded concessions. the

that means it was one-sixth the amount dispersed at chernobyl in 1986. the world's worst nuclear disaster. initially the fukushima radiation was rated 1/10th the total at chernobyl. the report comes from japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency. it acknowledges that three reactors at fukushima suffered core meltdown and likely breached their containment units. >> at present there is damage to the bottom of the reactor container. we call this core melting in english. part of the fuel fell into the dry earth floor and it is possible that it is still lodged there. >> woodruff: massive explosns from but-up gases rocked the plant in the days after the tsunami. the report blames faulty venting technology in the 40-year-old reactor. it also says the government was unprepared for a severe nuclear event. and that regulators lacked independence from the private nuclear utility company they were directed to oversee. in the days just after the march 11 catastrophe, there were confused and contradictory but usually upbeat assessments. they came from tokyo electri

such circumstances, but i think we need to keep in mind that one of the reasons for the incident in chernobyl was that the engineers who were preparing were initiating just such tests on those reactors. "newsday".atching in the worldwer has changed over the centuries. the many faces of her majesty. we take a look at a new exhibition marking the 60 years of the queen's reign. the pictures show that smoke and ash are spewing out of the volcano in southern chile. they were filmed by a airforce plane that got close to the peak. flights are being disrupted as jonathan joseph reports. >> the destructive -- as disruptive as it is spectacular. these pictures film from an air force plane shows the volcano range is still erupting. the volcanic ash being pumped into the air is still grounding planes across south america. the volcanologists on board are hoping to learn more about the eruptions which started on the fourth of june. passengers of one of latin america's largest airlines face delays. the company says that services in argentina have seen the most destruction. in parts of argentine patagonia, a

italians had opted to close nuclear plants in a poll in 1987, following the chernobyl accident. but prime minister silvio berlusconi's government proposed in 2009 to build new plants to secure sufficient supply of domestically generated electricity. the referendum was on whether to approve berlusconi's idea of reviving nuclear power. voting was held on sunday and monday. the italian interior ministry said 94.6% were against domestic nuclear power generation after 95% of all the votes were counted. >> translator: today is the historic day for italy. >> translator: the nuclear accident at fukushima convinced us that nuclear power generation is an outdated technology. >> even before the result was announced, berlusconi expressed his intention to cancel the plan to build new nuclear power plants. >> translator: once the italian people have spoken we will probably have to give up nuclear power. >> he also said the country will promote renewable energy sources. germany and switzerland have already decided to close their nuclear power stations after the accident at fukushima daiichi's

has admitted it was unprepared, saying this may have contributed to the worst atomic crisis since chernobyl. >> explosions tore through the fukushima nuclear plant in the days after the earthquake and tsunami. details are emerging about what was going on inside. there was a meltdown in reactor no. 1 within five hours according to the nuclear industrial safety agency, more quickly than initially thought. the same happened in another reactor three days later. people were forced to abandon their homes because of contamination. estimates are now doubled of the amount of radiation released. since the disaster on march 11th, japanese authorities have been criticized for slow and sometimes conflicting information. on the 27th, the plant's operator said that radiation levels were 10 million times higher than normal, before correcting the figure to 100,000 times. the nuclear safety agency estimated that 320,000 units of radiation had been released. it was not until may that they said there had probably been a meltdown. 770,000 units of radiation are likely to have escaped in the first week, double t

has admitted it was unprepared, saying this may have contributed to the worst atomic crisis since chernobyl. >> explosions tore through the fukushima nuclear plant in the days after the earthquake and tsunami. details are emerging about what was going on inside. there was a meltdown in reactor no. 1 within five hours according to the nuclear industrial safety agency, more quickly than initially thought. the same happened in another reactor three days later. people were forced to abandon their homes because of contamination. estimates are now doubled of the amount of radiation released. since the disaster on march 11th, japanese authorities have been criticized for slow and sometimes conflicting information. on the 27th, the plant's operator said that radiation levels were 10 million times higher than normal, before correcting the figure to 100,000 times. the nuclear safety agency estimated that 320,000 units of radiation had been released. it was not until may that they said there had probably been a meltdown. 770,000 units of radiation are likely to have escaped in the first week, double t

three simultaneous chernobyls, raging cores with maybe 25% of the core vaporized and turning into dustes and basically wiping out northern japan as an area that can be habited. >> so we came close? >> we came very close. right. >> did they know this at this time? >> they didn't even know how close it was. there was an argument between the utility and the government. the government said, you know, put in sea water and the utility said, no, we can salvage it. and even as there was a 100% core melt, they were saying it's salvageable, don't put sea water in. >> some people are saying what helped preserve this was the containment vessel itself was not breached. >> we realize there's partial breachment of one, maybe two containment vessels. it's coming from a breach of containment. it's leaking through cracks in the containment and melted holes. we now know there was a breach of containment. it did not create a steam explosion, thank god, because they put sea water in time. but radiation, the uranium leaked out. >> the next concern is typhoon season. what are the hazards, the risks we're fac