The damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Okuma, Japan, on Monday. This was taken at 11:04 a.m. local time, 3 minutes after an explosion. (DigitalGlobe)
Japan's nuclear crisis
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Japanese officials race the clock to contain radiation, five days after the earthquake damaged some of it's nuclear plants. What impact is this having on meeting America's energy needs and addressing global warming?
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Cristine Russell: Writer for The Atlantic joins us from New Canaan, Connecticut
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Michael Golay: Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT joins us from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Kevin Kamps: Nuclear waste specialist with Beyond Nuclear joins us from Montpelier, Vermont
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