Expert on nuclear fusion says he is still very concerned about the damage that's been done to the spent fuel pool at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. We look at the anatomy of meltdown, and assess damage and what could happen. Will remain relevant beyond Sunday to week.
Produced by Dori Smith
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research www.ieer.org
Special thanks to Daphne Wysham
Expect a second part to this interview, see also, interview on Japan Goes Critical that was uploaded 3 12 2011, www.NIRS.org
Dr. Arjun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, and an engineer specializing in nuclear fusion. Arjun Makhijani is author of a study on energy conservation potential in the US economy. He is co author of the book, Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy, where he discusses a US economy based on renewable energy without fossil fuels or nuclear power, and principle editor and author of Nuclear Wastelands, and Mending the Ozone Hole published by MIT Press.
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