Edwin Lyman, of the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks with Rachel Maddow about the alarming new radiation readings coming from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan and the despairingly few options for how to contain the vast quantities of radioactive wastewater accumulating at the site, threatening the Pacific Ocean.
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