创新英语-Second Explosion at Japan Nuclear Plant

A second explosion has occurred at the nuclear power plant that was damaged in Fridays catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. Nuclear reactor 3 from the Fukushima plant suffered a similar explosion to that which hit reactor 1 on Saturday. Officials say

AP 2011-03-29

1. The first woman to run for US vice president on a major party ticket has died. Geraldine Ferraro was seventy-five. President Barack Obama calls Ferraro a political trailblazer. 2. They're celebrating in a key Libyan city after rebels reclaim contr

经济学人:日本灾难,钚与米奇鼠

Disaster in Japan日本灾难,钚与米奇鼠 Plutonium and Mickey Mouse钚与米奇鼠 Japans nuclear crisis drags on, exposing profound failures both at the company and in national energy policy 日本核危机悬而未决，暴露出公司和国家能

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.

VOA慢速英语2017--如何处理福岛的放射性污水

What to Do with Radioactive Water from Fukushima Japanese officials are trying to decide what to do with thousands of tons of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. More than six years have passed since a powerful earthquak

China expands its oldest nuclear power plant with new unit

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Qinshan nuclear power plant, China's first, has finished an expansion project with a new generator unit in operation, said China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Sunday. The pressurized water reactor power-generatin

Iran insists on full nuclear rights within NPT: nuclear negotiator

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Saturday that the Islamic republic insists on its full nuclear rights within the framework of Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Making the remarks at an annual confe

CNN 2011-04-14

Well, Chernobyl had a single reactor that melted down and they have three. Plus, the fuel pool. So, it's been pretty clear all along that this was on par with Chernobyl. There have been 10,000 trillion disintegrations every second have been released

2006年VOA标准英语-A Look Back at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 25 April 2006 watch Chernobyl Site report Twenty years ago on April 26, 1986, a massive blast at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant sent a cloud of radioactivity across Europe, affect

AP 2011-03-17

1. An explosion at a damaged Japanese nuclear plant has injured at least 11 people. Officials are concerned about a possible third reactor explosion after that unit lost cooling capacity. Everyone near the plant has been ordered to stay in door 2. Me

切尔诺贝利三十年后风险仍在

AS IT IS 2016-04-26 Chernobyl, Risky Still, Thirty Years Later 切尔诺贝利三十年后风险仍在 Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the worlds worst nuclear accident. The effects of the disaster are still felt today.

VOA标准英语2012--Owner of Crippled Japanese Nuclear Plant Fights for Survival

Owner of Crippled Japanese Nuclear Plant Fights for Survival Facing tens of billions of dollars in liabilities, clean-up costs and the eventual decommissioning of its Fukushima power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company, known as TEPCO, is in a fight

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

Japan to Enforce Exclusion Zone Near Nuclear Plant

Japanese officials have decided to legally enforce an exclusion zone within 20 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant starting at midnight Thursday. Japan's Kyodo news agency reports that Prime Minister Naoto Kan will announce the new res

英闻天下——61 Shandong to Build Nuclear Power Plant with Safety Concerns

The coastal city of Weihai in East China's Shandong Province has started building a nuclear plant to address a shortage of power in the region. Power production in Shandong has been largely based on coal-burning, which pollutes the environment but do

前途未卜的英国威尔士核项目

In a field in a remote part of north-west Wales, a lone farmer cuts the grass, parcelling it up into hay bales which can be sold for a modest profit. His farm, and even the hill on which it sits, will soon be demolished by the Japanese-owned company

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

AP 2011-03-16

1. Japan has declared a state of emergency at another earthquake-affected nuclear plant where higher than permitted levels of radioactivity were measured. Japan also said authorities at another plant have resorted to using sea water to cool a second

VOA标准英语2010年-Lithuania Shuts Down Its Only Nuclear

Photo: AP This file photo shows a technician walking along the perimeter of a nuclear reactor head at the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Visaginas, Lithuania, 15 Dec 2009 Lithuania's Soviet-built nuclear power plant was shut down late Thursday as pa

Iran unlikely to stop nuclear fuel enrichment

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Sunday it will not stop its nuclear fuel enrichment（丰富,改进） activities although Russia would provide it with the nuclear fuel needed to run its Bushehr nuclear power plant. Head of Iran's Majlis ( P