Charlie Rose Talks With Jim Rogers

After Three Mile Island, after Chernobyl, new safety measures were enacted. What now?
I think that embedded in our culture is both safety and continuous learning, and what will happen is we'll review what has happened in Japan and we will learn from that. At the end of the day that will help us improve the operation of our existing 104 plants in the U.S.

How would you characterize what's happening in Japan?
They just faced one of the most traumatic earthquakes in history, with a rating of 9. And then on the heels of that they had the tsunami. The combination had a very obviously disastrous impact on all of Japan—and on the specific reactors. With respect to the Japanese, they are very careful. They have been very focused on safety. I actually think it's a tribute to them that they have faced what literally can be considered a worst-case disaster, and so far even the most seriously damaged of its reactors has not released radiation at levels that would harm the public. That's as of today, but I think that demonstrates in a way the capability of the Japanese.