and the iaea.the ukrainian removal involved up to the level of the presidential administration in russia, the cabinet of ministers in the ukraine. after we accomplished that, we looked at it and thought, you know, if we had not been working with these countries as closely as we have for the past 20 years since the soviet union collapsed, all of these other programs that we have done, we probably could have never accomplish that particular goal. >> we just have a couple of minutes left. i want to know about the work of the national nuclear security administration, which is your baby. >> welcome at least part of it is my baby. -- well, at least part of it is my baby. and we support the whole organization. we are quasi-autonomous department within the administration. we are responsible for the safety and security of the nuclear stockpile. my colleague don coac takes care of that. we have my portfolio we ensure the nation's navy has nuclear propulsion systems, both for aircraft carriers and submarines.

the iaea wants to apply what it learns at onagawa to global nuclear safety standards. nhk world kaho izumitami reports. >> reporter: the iaea team wants to investigate what made the difference. 18 experts arrived monday at the onagawa facility in miyagi prefecture. they interviewed plant officials and nuclear regulators. the plant faces the pacific ocean as does fukushima daiichi. the disaster knocked out power at the fukushima plant leading to meltdowns and explosions. onagawa's automatic shutdown and elevated position prevented major damage. the iaea experts will examine what impact the quake had on its control and cooling systems, pipes and pools of nuclear fuel. >> when we look at all the three units, at this point, because it's the beginning of the mission, we have not any focused area to which we look at. once we look at information, we decide where we will look and what areas. >> reporter: they'll also research the seawall around onagawa. the structure is believed to have helped the plant withstand the tsunami in contrast to the break wall at fukushima daiichi.

the iaea team wants to apply what it learns to global nuclear safety standards. nhk world reports. >> reporter: avoiding a total blackout that could have caused a melt down unlike fukushima daiichi. the iaea team wants to investigate what made the difference. 18 experts arrived monday at the facility in miyagi prefecture. they interviewed plant officials and nuclear regulators. the plant faces the pacific ocean, as does fukushima daiichi. the disaster knocked out power at the fukushima plant leading to melt downs and explosions. own onigawa's shut down prevented major damage. the iaea experts will investigate what impact there was on the demonstration of the pikes and pulls of nuclear fuel. >> when you look at all three units, at this point, because it is the beginning of the mission, we have not any focused area to look at. so once we look at the information, we will decide where we will look and what areas. >> they will also research the sea wall around onigawa. the structure is believed to have helped the plant with standard tsunami in contrast to the break wa

the iaea team wants to investigate what made the difference. 18 experts arrived monday at the facility in miyagi prefecture. they interviewed plant officials and nuclear regutors. the plant faces the pacific ocean, as does fukushima daiichi. the disaster knocked out power at the fukushima plant leading to melt downs and explosions. own onigawa's shut down prevented major damage. the iaea experts will investigate what impact there was on the demonstration of the pikes and pulls of nuclear fuel. >> when you look at all three units, at this point, because it is the beginning of the mission, we have not any focused area to look at. so once we look at the information, we will decide where we will look and what areas. >> they will also research the sea wall around onigawa. the structure is believed to have helped the plant with standard tsunami in contrast to the break wall at fukushima daiichi. the iaea experts hope to use their findings to strengthen the quake resistance of plants around the world. nhk world, from onigawa. >>> indonesia, one of the merging economies, wants it maintain an a

iaea members will visit the plant on monday.fficials with the industrial nuclear and industrial safety agency say the team will enter all three reactors, they'll examine pipes and cooling systems and check the condition of pools. iaea team members are expected to use the findings to draft global nuclear safety guidelines. >>> the accident at fukushima daiichi had widespread kens s questions in japan on th environment, on society and on the government and policy. now we're seeing the impact of the disaster on education. students are turning away from the field of nuclear science and just when the industry immediates them the most. for the decades long decommissioning process of fukushima and to keep an eye on the rest of the country's power plants. >> the japan atomic industrial forum helps the nuclear industry recruit new workers. a number of students interested in working in the nuclear field has dropped. this has been noticeable at university job fairs. in the past, the nuclear industry was seen as helping to combat global war

. >> iaea. jenna: iaea.'s take a look at that clip. >> i think it is established, it's clear they're not building nuclear weapons. you made the argument very fine. but if you did build a nuclear weapon, what country would you blow up first? >> the question is wrong. >> so have you, word, you're not building nuclear weapons? >> certainly 100%. resent any of these allegations. >> iaea. that is good enough for me. jenna: let's go to the other clip as well when you took a look what potentially was happening inside iran. >> in 2003, the facility near iran was outed as a nuclear weapons site. iaea sought permission to visit the site. a year and a half later. and in the interim publicly available satellite imagery showed the entire site was raised, including removal of first six feet of topsoil, eliminating all traces of evidence. the iaea considered the matter closed. jenna: the iaea is something we talk about a lot. we're still talking about whether or not some of these inspectors can get into iran. so in your op

the head of the iaea is leading the team. >> i was at fukushima daiichi and i'm here. we've just begun so we're trying to figure out what is the difference. we'll see. as we look at things we' have a better understanding of what could be the difference. >> reporter: iaea experts examined the fukushima daiichi plant last year and checked on the progress of decontamination work there. the team at onagawa will go in all three reactors to see how piping and fuel pools performed during the disaster. they plan to release their findings when they finish their work next week. nhk world, onagawa. >>> japanese government officials say radiation levels of the sea off fukushima daiichi are decreasing. they've decided to shrink the no entry zone around the waters of the damaged plant. members of the nuclear disaster task force decreased the zone from the current 20 kilometer radius to 5 kilometers. people who work in the fishing industry in the northeast have been lobbying for the change. they say they need a transfer route closer to the coast to save money and time. task force mem

the iaea talking about oil demand. we get a read through sort of the global economic picture as well, talking about this muted recovery in global economies in 2013 and a very small increase in oil demand from 2012 into 2013. does that square with your global view of how the economies are likely to recover? >> yes, pretty much. i think what we've seen from china, what we saw korea today in terms of rate cuts, the japanese are holding steady because they already are at zero rates and not a whole lot more to do but the central banks certainly tend to agree with the assumption about the global slow down and it's inevitable under those circumstances that oil demand will go down. certainly from our part of the world here, there's no question that the amount of oil that we expect to be consuming for the remainder of this year and 2013 is not going to grow by any substantial amount. >> okay. thanks for that. that was just a quick flavor of his view of the world. well get back to him for the rest of the views we're tracking for

point that stands out in particular japan's failure to enforce global standard recommended by the iaea. the authors mention how the regulatory agency refused in 2006 to upgrade evacuation preparedness measures because they feared it would frighten the public. regulators justified their decision at the time by saying, a massive release of radioactive particles was a remote possibility. >> what kind of effect could this report have on the ongoing debate over nuclear energy in japan? >> right. we have 50 reactors in japan and 48 reactors remain shut down. they need to pass new tests before operators can fire them up again. the chairman of the committee declined to comment on the government decision to restart two units at the ohi facility. but the reports stress that, despite the scope of their investigation, they still know very little about the root causes of the fukushima accident, along with the health and environmental implications. so this conclusion could raise questions for the public regarding the ability of the government and nuclear authorities to promptly assess whether reacto

this is kind of like wiping out the bearish mood that was there earlier because the iaea said it puts a lid on oil prices. of course, it may still do that. >>> speaking of oil and energy, all right, here's the basic bottom line. patriot coal went bankrupt a few days ago. so coal is struggling. people are fighting natural gas and fracking. you have nuclear and nearly impossible to build an wind and solar uneconomic and companies are going bust left and right which leads us to where do we get our energy needs for the next 20, 30, 40, 50 years? whales? who knows? maybe boone does. boone pickens joins us and being tongue in cheek but, you know, i called you yesterday. we talked about coal. i understand it's a dirty business. people don't like it. it hurts the land. but we need it. it's still the biggest source of power for power plants. what do we do to meet the energy needs for 30 years? i don't see where it's coming from. >> let me -- the way you phrased that, it sounds like i'm opposed to coal and that's not so. listen. i'm all american. i'm a coal guy. i know that 50% of our power gen

strategic decision to address the international community's concern in fulfill their obligations under the iaea and the u.n. security council. it is absolutely fair to say we are on the same page at this moment, trying to figure our way forward that the maximum impact on effecting the decisions that iran makes. >> clinton was also asked about coming under protest in egypt, where demonstrators pelted her motorcade with projectiles. it was the second consecutive time clinton had faced protests in egypt, having been the obama administration's most public backer of the mubarak regime after the egyptian revolution began. clinton shrugged off the show of opposition. >> i was not offended. i was relieved that nobody was hurt. i felt bad that good tomatoes were wasted. other than that, it was not particularly bothersome. >> thousands of people are continuing a march in pakistan against the resumption of nato supply convoys for neighboring afghanistan. the convoys resumed after the obama administration apologized for an attack that killed 24 pakistani troops in november. led by the to my -- jamaat-e- is

>> your only sources are, of course, your intelligence, the iaea inspectors and foreign intelligencewell that are well-connected with the sourcess and data that give us that information. i don't imagine you are ever 100% certain but there are three parts that have to come together for iran to have a nuclear capability of a military nature. enriched material that they could create a bomb or bombs and second a is weaponization system and third if it was launched by rocket, it was the kind of rocket that would take it someplace to do the greatest damage. the intelligence community has to look at all three of those sources and qualify us the best information possible. that's something the president of the united states will have access to and ultimately will have to make the decision as to when and whether iran is about to become nuclear. >> if you are elected president and if it's down the road at that point, and israel decides it's got to go, it's got to move, and the united states stands by with israel, always has, would we be standing by through the president as supporting them, form

but meantime they are building some facilities that may be out of sight of regulatory agencies, the iaea and isis, the organization you work for, says you believe there is a program to build an enrichment facility that is very, very secret that nobody knows about. >> iran said they would build a secret enrichment site. they take the position that they don't have to tell the international inspectors until almost the plan is done. the inspectors take the position that they have to tell them sooner. but iran has said it is planning to build additional enrichment plants. they have said they will hold back, but we are increasingly worried that they may have started. we don't have evidence, but we have followed this for a longtime. they have built secret plants in the past, and we are worried they are at a point they may try to do it again. >> we have a few seconds left, but if iran is actively pursuing a bomb, do you think israel will go after them? >> israel will go after them if they decide iran has reached a point where they are not going to be stopped by other means. >> david allbright, a

look at the crisis unfolding there with ambassador richard williamson, the former ambassador to the iaea. jenna: kind of interesting rhetorical question, jon, how difficult to steal a plane? maybe you have an answer. jon: should be tougher than it is. jenna: that leads us into the next story. apparently it wasn't too hard to steal a plane by one pilot turned murder suspect. how his attempt raises questions, rightfully so, about airport security everywhere. jon: empty romney opens a new line of attack after the president make as comment about the government's role to help business succeed. could that have on the latest race for the white house? a fair and balanced debate coming up. jenna: a athlete at the center after growing controversy. it is not about that picture. it is about who she can't share a room with at the olympic village. that is coming up own "happening now." are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. @ 8%

the -- under the iaea. israel is defending itself at best but more often attacking and undermining it at every opportunity. most recently and amazingly, the united nations allowed iran to be elected to the 15-member general committee of the u.n. arms trade treaty conference which is allegedly developing a treaty regulating the international sale of conventional arms. iran does after all have considerable experience in this area. iran has been arming its -- israel's neighbors for decades. freedom house report on the world which assesses the civil liberties of every nation on earth shows that israel is surrounded by nations that profoundly disrespect the political and civil liberties of their own citizens. these nations actively foment hate against israel and have human rights records among the worse in the world. syria has shown its true colors. we cannot sit by and wait for iran to have the opportunity. deterrence remains the best guarantors of peace and that has certainly been the case in the middle east.

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