Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110312:01:40:00
Terrible fear relating factor. but i believe that it's not likely that they're going to see health hazard creating levels of radioactivity, not with what we know right now. >> let me see if i understand completely what you've described as going on. when the earthquake happened, the nuclear reactor shut down, and the nuclear rods dropped into a core and fission stopped. heat continued to be radiated inside the containment area is, that right? >> yes. that's a good description. >> the problem is that electricity is running the coolant system and reducing that heat inside the containment area. am...