NEW : `` I regret the fact we are inconveniencing all these people , I want to take this opportunity to apologize , '' Shimizu said . Tokyo Bank 's president announces he is developing a plan for short - term payments for victims . Japan 's prime minister vows to end the crisis ` ` at all costs '' The Level 7 designation puts the Daiichi on par with Chernobyl . The effort has been complicated by recent aftershocks .
NEW : Tokyo Bank 's president announces he is developing a plan for short - term payments for victims . Japan 's prime minister vows to end the crisis ` ` at all costs '' The Level 7 designation puts the Daiichi on par with Chernobyl . The effort has been complicated by recent aftershocks .