Japan's nuclear plant explosions explained

As Japan fights to prevent mounting problems at Fukushima's power complex, Katie Couric reports on how nuclear reactors work and what went wrong when the quake struck the plant.

[@anastasiadunbar5246]

0:14 “It would be like um, if you had uh, a tough guy going in a room with a bunch of other tough guys and they start hitting and beating on each other and it just spreads around the room and then you have a riot”, just call it a chain reaction, lmao.

[@ytrbro1041]

"the control rods malfunctioned and the fuel rods melted down" This is the most straightforward explanation. on what happened at Chernobyl and how a nuclear reactor works.

[@simba283]

@TheVMFA333 Meh. US nuclear regulations are much more strict than they are in Japan. I feel pretty safe.

[@ShadyRapture]

@MrConsumerWhore1 I live in America. I don't think I'd say you're 5 years ahead, but Japan and Korea are ahead by a few years.

[@dimitrismpouloumpasis8854]

Hey that fukushima nuclear power plant

[@TheVMFA333]

@simba283 Breaking News: Workers at Japan's damaged nuclear power plant have suspended operations and evacuated, chief Cabinet secretary says. -

[@OM3ALE]

the ads that are played. every single one is no use to me what so ever.CBS sucks.

[@00011theman]

2,000th view! and if they pour sea water in it which has salt in it witch is being used to actually speed up the process of makeing hydrogen and oxygen nobody light a lighter...or a match or KABOOM!

[@googlemaptraveller9766]

We don’t need this kind of energy 🙏🏻

[@streetbeefsanyday8272]

And the titanic is unsinkable lol

[@dAbaPEsTA123]

if it happens in japan it will happen anywhere....japan has the highest standard and strictest rules in the world, and the best technology

[@starman3778]

Uhhh idk about any of that chief

[@noAfterbang]

@MrConsumerWhore1 best tech untill now

[@DavisonVideo]

It would help spread your content online if you allowed embedding. /annoyedblogger.

[@ruoni09]

@dAbaPEsTA123 you kidding? highest technology since when?

[@MariusBota]

fucking ad's man

[@westexchi]

poor japan.

[@archie977]

i wonder how bad its got to get in america to stop these stupid comercials hahah

[@NeonNomad747]

@dAbaPEsTA123 no it won't. learn geology

[@TheVMFA333]

@simba283 By Harvey Wasserman People died---and are still dying---at Three Mile Island. LOOK IT UP! enjoy your kool-aid

[@TheVMFA333]

@westexchi America too !! WHO WILL BUY OUR Debt now? iceland? lol

[@TheVMFA333]

@simba283 Kool-aid drinker

[@simba283]

I still support nuclear power, regardless of this.