Japan / Earthquake and Tsunami / Nuclear Crisis / A Discussion

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Japan / Earthquake and Tsunami / Nuclear Crisis / A Discussion #990606

CNN Evening News for Friday, Mar 18, 2011
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) New dashboard video of the tsunami with a man in a car hit by the wall of water shown. The government's raising of the nuclear threat level from 4 to 5, reports of electrical power to the plant, a statement from the prime minister, an apology from the power company reviewed; photos shown from the Fukushima plant. [Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency deputy Hidehiko NISHIYAMA†- {thru translator} comments on the reactor crisis raising the level to 5.]

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) What is happening with the damaged reactors reviewed; map and photos of the plant shown.

(Studio: Chad Myers) The weather situation in Japan with the wind shifting and thus no longer blowing the radiation away to the east and what will happen as the winds blow back to populated towns reviewed; weather maps shown.

(Studio: Anderson Cooper, Sanjay Gupta) Live discussion held with former Energy Department official Robert Alvarez and MIT's Jim Walsh about the nuclear plant; inset video shown. [WALSH - sums up the good news/bad news story: reactors 1 and 2 look in good shape, but there are problems at reactor 4 where the fuel pond leaks; comments on Japan's raising the level of the nuclear accident.] [ALVAREZ - compares this accident as worse than Three Mile Island; comments on possible leaking in reactor 4.] [GUPTA - comments on screening in the US for radiation.]

Reporter(s):: Cooper, Anderson;; Myers, Chad;; Sanjay, Anderson Cooper,
Duration:: 00:13:40

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