DISASTER AT THE FUKUSHIMA POWER PLANT. KEIR SIMMONS FOUND
FUKUSHIMA POWER PLANT. KEIR SIMMONS FOUND PEOPLE STILL FEELING
KEIR SIMMONS FOUND PEOPLE STILL FEELING THE IMPACT NINE YEARS
PEOPLE STILL FEELING THE IMPACT NINE YEARS LATER.
THE IMPACT NINE YEARS LATER. >> Reporter: WE’VE
LATER. >> Reporter: WE’VE BEEN GIVEN RARE ACCESS
>> Reporter: WE’VE BEEN GIVEN RARE ACCESS TO GROUND ZERO OF ONE
BEEN GIVEN RARE ACCESS TO GROUND ZERO OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S WORST
TO GROUND ZERO OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S WORST NUCLEAR DISASTERS.
OF THE WORLD’S WORST NUCLEAR DISASTERS. WE KEEP A RADIATION
NUCLEAR DISASTERS. WE KEEP A RADIATION MONITOR CLOSE.
WE KEEP A RADIATION MONITOR CLOSE. NINE YEARS AGO,
MONITOR CLOSE. NINE YEARS AGO, JAPAN’S STRONGEST
NINE YEARS AGO, JAPAN’S STRONGEST EARTHQUAKE IN HISTORY
JAPAN’S STRONGEST EARTHQUAKE IN HISTORY FOLLOWED BY A 30-FOOT
EARTHQUAKE IN HISTORY FOLLOWED BY A 30-FOOT TSUNAMI 22,000 PEOPLE
FOLLOWED BY A 30-FOOT TSUNAMI 22,000 PEOPLE DEAD OR MISSING.
TSUNAMI 22,000 PEOPLE DEAD OR MISSING. THE WALL OF WATER
DEAD OR MISSING. THE WALL OF WATER SMASHING INTO THE
THE WALL OF WATER SMASHING INTO THE POWER PLANT CAUSING
SMASHING INTO THE POWER PLANT CAUSING MELTDOWNS AND
POWER PLANT CAUSING MELTDOWNS AND EXPLOSIONS.
MELTDOWNS AND EXPLOSIONS. THE CLEANUP HAS COST
EXPLOSIONS. THE CLEANUP HAS COST $294 BILLION.
THE CLEANUP HAS COST $294 BILLION. NOW IN MANY PLACES,
$294 BILLION. NOW IN MANY PLACES, YOU DON’T NEED TO WEAR
NOW IN MANY PLACES, YOU DON’T NEED TO WEAR A MASK.
YOU DON’T NEED TO WEAR A MASK. IT IS STUNNING I CAN
A MASK. IT IS STUNNING I CAN STAND HERE WITH SO
IT IS STUNNING I CAN STAND HERE WITH SO LITTLE PROTECTIVE GEAR
STAND HERE WITH SO LITTLE PROTECTIVE GEAR ON.
LITTLE PROTECTIVE GEAR ON. THE CORE OF THE
ON. THE CORE OF THE REACTORS IS JUST
THE CORE OF THE REACTORS IS JUST THERE.
REACTORS IS JUST THERE. THE EXCLUSION ZONE,
THERE. THE EXCLUSION ZONE, THE LAST PLACE IN
THE EXCLUSION ZONE, THE LAST PLACE IN FUKUSHIMA ININHABITUNINHIBITED.
THE LAST PLACE IN FUKUSHIMA ININHABITUNINHIBITED. IT’S A GHOST TOWN.
FUKUSHIMA ININHABITUNINHIBITED. IT’S A GHOST TOWN. THEY MAKE SHORT VISITS
IT’S A GHOST TOWN. THEY MAKE SHORT VISITS TO TAKE PICTURES.
THEY MAKE SHORT VISITS TO TAKE PICTURES. HOLD ON TO MEMORIES.
TO TAKE PICTURES. HOLD ON TO MEMORIES. >> SO THIS IS HOME?
HOLD ON TO MEMORIES. >> SO THIS IS HOME? >> I CAN SEE YOU’RE IN
>> SO THIS IS HOME? >> I CAN SEE YOU’RE IN TEARS.
>> I CAN SEE YOU’RE IN TEARS. >> NOT QUITE BUT
TEARS. >> NOT QUITE BUT ALMOST.
>> NOT QUITE BUT ALMOST. >> Reporter: HE IS 75.
ALMOST. >> Reporter: HE IS 75. THEY GET PICTURES OF
>> Reporter: HE IS 75. THEY GET PICTURES OF HIS OVERGROWN ROSE
THEY GET PICTURES OF HIS OVERGROWN ROSE GARDEN.
HIS OVERGROWN ROSE GARDEN. HE LEFT WITH ONLY HIS
GARDEN. HE LEFT WITH ONLY HIS CLOTHES.
HE LEFT WITH ONLY HIS CLOTHES. FUKUSHIMA’S FISH IS
CLOTHES. FUKUSHIMA’S FISH IS MAKING A COME BACK.
FUKUSHIMA’S FISH IS MAKING A COME BACK. EACH CATCH TESTED FOR
MAKING A COME BACK. EACH CATCH TESTED FOR RADIATION.
EACH CATCH TESTED FOR RADIATION. WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS
RADIATION. WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS RADIO ACTIVE WATER,
WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS RADIO ACTIVE WATER, THEY MIGHT FILTER IT
RADIO ACTIVE WATER, THEY MIGHT FILTER IT AND POUR IT INTO THE
THEY MIGHT FILTER IT AND POUR IT INTO THE PACIFIC.
AND POUR IT INTO THE PACIFIC. >> SCIENTIFICALLY,
PACIFIC. >> SCIENTIFICALLY, WHATEVER THE DECISION
>> SCIENTIFICALLY, WHATEVER THE DECISION WILL BE, THERE WILL BE
WHATEVER THE DECISION WILL BE, THERE WILL BE NO RADIATION.
WILL BE, THERE WILL BE NO RADIATION. >> Reporter: MANY
NO RADIATION. >> Reporter: MANY LOCALS DEEPLY OPPOSED.
>> Reporter: MANY LOCALS DEEPLY OPPOSED. >> NO.
LOCALS DEEPLY OPPOSED. >> NO. >> Reporter: THEY
>> NO. >> Reporter: THEY SHOULD NOT?
>> Reporter: THEY SHOULD NOT? >> NO.
SHOULD NOT? >> NO. >> Reporter: JAPAN
>> NO. >> Reporter: JAPAN PREPARING FOR AN
>> Reporter: JAPAN PREPARING FOR AN OLYMPIC CELEBRATION
PREPARING FOR AN OLYMPIC CELEBRATION WITH THE NUCLEAR
OLYMPIC CELEBRATION WITH THE NUCLEAR REACTION FRESH,
WITH THE NUCLEAR REACTION FRESH, SOMETHING PEOPLE HAVE
REACTION FRESH, SOMETHING PEOPLE HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN, A
