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>> reporter: people have heard about the fires, they've heard about the explosions, they've heard about elevated levels of radiation here at one of the nuclear reactors. what i can tell you being on the ground here is there's obviously a lot of anxiety about what is known, but almost as much anxiety if not more about what is unknown. exactly what will that radiation do to people, will the levels go up, what tell do in the long run. here's what i can tell you based on some of the official numbers that we're receiving. the highest reading, for example, that we've seen was about 400 milisevers. t...

Raise -- hadation is a few more. as soon as it spreads through the air, particles decay, start to disperse. so the idea or likelihood that anybody would get much radiation is pretty low. low levels of radiation, very low likelihood of either short term or long-term medical effects. in terms of protecting themselves, the idea of focusing on time, distance, and shielding themselves. you want to reduce your time and exposure, distance yourself from the exposure and shield yourself. you've heard about people staying in their homes as a result, trying to shield themselves, turning off ventilation. ...