Reports Monday night say there was another explosion at a nuclear reactor in Japan.
Three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant lost the ability to cool down.
Crews are dumping sea water into them in a desperate attempt to get the situation under control.
How did the situation get to this point? Nick Dixon looks at what went wrong.
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John Luxat is a professor of nuclear safety analysis at Hamilton’s McMaster University.
He joins us to help us understand a little bit more about what’s happening with the nuclear situation in Japan.
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Some people have reportedly tested positive for high radiation levels after the problems at Japan’s Fukushima power plant.
Brittany Gogo has more on the risks of radiation exposure.
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