Source: CBS
CBS News’ Chris Wragge spoke with Carnegie’s James Acton about the seemingly worsening situation at the nuclear plant in Japan and what the next steps in containment can be. “At this point,” Acton said, “comparing this crisis to the BP oil spill is appropriate. This crisis has the potential to go on for weeks and possibly for months.” Acton said that, given the severity of the earthquake and the tsunami, the plant operators at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have been forced to improvise solutions.