Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110319:09:57:00
Is it? >> no. it's not -- it sounds scary but it's not. >> reporter: and here's another thing. radiation levels peak and drop within minutes, and depend on the distance from the hot zone. imagine this intersection is the perimeter of the daiichi nuclear plant. i'm standing here at one of the reactor sites, i get a high radiation reading, crossing to the other side to the front gates, 30, 40 meters away, according to the official readings, it could be significantly lower. but that all depends on the quality of information. information people simply often don't trust in the face of crisis, fact ...