英闻天下——486 120 Tons of Highly Radioactive Water Leaks out of Fukushima Plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company says up to 120 tons of highly radioactive water may have leaked out of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Masayuki Ono is a spokesman for the company, which operates the nuclear plant. We followed correct proce

PBS高端访谈:乔治亚州核反应堆安全问题

JEFFREY BROWN: Now, a big move forward for nuclear power in the U.S. This construction site in eastern Georgia will house the nation's first new commercial nuclear reactors in decades. They're to be built at the Plant Vogtle facility, where two exist

Robot Explores Fukushima Reactor

A robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant this week to take pictures of the reactor destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The robot, nicknamed 'The Little Sunfish,' is very small about the size of a loaf of bread.

CNN 2010-04-07

Nobody can remember anything worse than the flooding right now in Rhode Island. And that's because it's the worst there in 200 years. Here's more of what we know. The rain has stopped but rivers are only slowly receding. Homeland Security secretary,

SSS 2011-03-17

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Thisll just take a minute. We are definitely in uncharted waters, particularly given that the spent fuel pool appears to either not have water or have very little water. Its completely

Health Experts Detail Radiation Symptoms

U.S. health experts monitoring Japan's nuclear crisis are seeking to explain health risks from radiation（放射） exposure, while cautioning that radiation levels measured this week at the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant in northern Japan have not y

VOA慢速英语2013 As It Is - Fukushima nuclear disaster

As It Is - Fukushima nuclear disaster Two years ago this week, one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history struck northern Japan. A tsunami followed the earthquake, enabling seawater to enter the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The w

VOA慢速英语2011--Fukushima Children Tested for Thyroid Cancer Risk

Health Report - Fukushima Children Tested for Thyroid Cancer Risk This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This week, Japanese doctors began examining three hundred sixty thousand children in Fukushima Prefecture. The goal is to learn the exten

VOA标准英语2011--Fukushima Farmers Worry About Region's B

Fukushima Farmers Worry About Region's Brand With the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant set to continue through most of this year, many people in the region are worried about the long-term impact on the Fukushima brand. Nowhere can

VOA标准英语2011--Fukushima Plant Operator: Nitrogen Pumpi

Fukushima Plant Operator: Nitrogen Pumping Operation Going Well A plan to inject nitrogen into the containment vessel around reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant appears to be working, the plant owner said Thursday. Higher pressure levels h

VOA标准英语2011--Japanese Nuclear Crisis Leaves Fukushima

Japanese Nuclear Crisis Leaves Fukushima Town Broken The Japanese town of Minamisoma was hit hard by the earthquake and tsunami in March. The disaster killed several hundred residents. Tens of thousands were then forced to evacuate as reactors at the

经济学人25:辐射尘中 幸免于难

Science and Technolgy. 科技。 Radiation and evolution. 核辐射与进化。 Surviving fallout. 辐射尘中 幸免于难。 Birds can evolve to cope with the lingering effects of nuclear incidents. 鸟类能够通过进化应对核事故的残余影

VOA标准英语2013--Under Fire, TEPCO Prepares for Critical Phase of Fukushima Cleanup

Under Fire, TEPCO Prepares for Critical Phase of Fukushima Cleanup TOKYO Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are about to embark on one of the most critical aspects of the clean-up: removing the fuel rods from one of the

福岛放射性野猪泛滥成灾

From mutated insects and broken-down rescue robots, to cobweb-infested schools that havent been touched in years, the Fukushima evacuation zone - the site of one of the worst disasters of the 21st century - is showing no signs of regaining even a sem

Year After Fukushima, Nuclear Energy Divides Europe

Last year's accident at Japan's Fukushima-Daichi nuclear power plant has intensified divisions in Europe over the safety and future of nuclear energy. Perhaps nowhere are the differences more apparent than between the region's biggest powers - France

Seafood Sales Sink in S. Korea

Fear about radiation(放射辐射 ) from the nuclear power plant disaster in Japan is causing sales of seafood to dive in South Korea. At the Garak fish market, the sales pitches about fresh and cheap seafood that would usually entice customers are f

Fukushima Plant Could Leak Radiation for Months

Government officials in Japan say it could take months for radiation(放射辐射) leaks to be brought under control at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Fukushima Daiichi plant continues to spew radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean

英闻天下——359 WHO: Cancer Risk Hikes around Fukushima

A World Health Organization report shows the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011 is likely to increase the risk of specific cancers for people in polluted areas. However, the report predicts no additional risks for other parts in Japan and neighboring

Japan Commemorates 6 Months Since Disasters

Japan fell silent Sunday in a solemn minute of prayer and reflection marking six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami that left 20,000 people dead or missing and sparked a nuclear crisis. Sirens wailed at 2:46 in the afternoon as tens of t

Nuclear-Contaminated Beef Scare Spreads in Japan

A scare in Japan over beef contaminated with radioactivity spread on Sunday, with more areas of the country reporting tainted meat. Japanese media say meat from 132 cattle that ate straw contaminated with extremely high levels of radioactive cesium h