Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110412:21:04:00
Policies. why all of a sudden did they raise this level to the highest level, level 7? >> most experts thought this was a much more serious situation and they did not have the situation under control. months, maybe even years of continued radiation leaks. as one official said over the long run this could release as much radiation as chernobyl. >> how long is that supposed to go on? why can't they fix it? >> well, it's an extremely dangerous situation. you can't get too close to it. many of the systems meant to control the reactors have collapsed. there is no coolant system anymore so they have...