dr. edwin lyman of the union of concerned scientists on the possibilities. coming up. n earth focus. >> there's no nuclear reactor operating in the world today that is completely immune to accidents. my colleagues and i wrote the book about fukushima to try to produce the most accurate representation of the accident. because if you don't fully understand the technical basis for the accident, then it's very hard to come up with solutions for preventing the next one. our book does conclude that an accident like fukushima could happen here. and we do have the opportunity to try to reduce the possibility. however, what we're seeing in the united states and the aftermath of fukushima was the various government officials including the nuclear regulatory commission and the nuclear industry telling the american public that what happened at fukushima simply couldn't happen here. >> all of the plants that we've licensed and all of the plants that we are currently reviewing will meet strict safety standards for earthquakes and other natural phenomenon. so certainly for the existi