ContentJapanSays2ndReactorMayHaveRupturedWithRadioactiveRelease..............1LastDefenseatTroubledReactors:50JapaneseWorkers.......................................12InRemoteTowns,SurvivorsTellofaWave’sPower................................................22JapaneseStocksReboundAfterBigSell-Off.................................................................30CertaintiesofModernLifeUpendedinJapan...............................................................31PrecautionsShouldLimitHealthProblemsFromNuclearPlant’sRadiation.43JapanSays2ndReactorMayHaveRupturedWithRadioactiveReleaseTokyoElectricPower,viaKyodoNews,viaAssociatedPressAttheFukushimaDaiichinuclearplant,reactorsNo.3,left,andNo.4,center,havebeendamaged.ByHIROKOTABUCHIandKEITHBRADSHERPublished:March15,2011TOKYO—Japan’snuclearcrisisintensifiedagainWednesday,withJapaneseauthoritiesannouncingthatacontainmentvesselinasecondreactorunitatthestrickenFukushimaDaiichiplantinnortheasternJapanmayhaverupturedandappearedtobereleasingradioactivesteam.Thatwouldbethesecondvesseltobecompromisedintwodays.Thevesselhadappearedtobethelastfullyintactlineofdefenseagainstlarge-scalereleasesofradioactivematerials,butitwasnotclearhowseriousthepossiblebreachmightbe.TheannouncementcameafterJapanesebroadcastersshowedlivefootageofthickplumesofsteamrisingabovetheplant.YukioEdano,thechiefcabinetsecretary,saidthegovernmentbelievedthesteamwascomingfromtheNo.3reactor,whereanexplosiononMondayblewoutpartofthebuildingsurroundingthecontainmentvessel.Thereactorhasthreelayersofprotection:thatbuilding;thecontainmentvessel,andthemetalcladdingaroundfuelrods,whichareinsidethereactor.ThegovernmenthassaidthatthoserodsattheNo.3reactorwerelikelyalreadydamaged.Earlierinthemorning,thecompanythatrunstheplantreportedthatafirewasburningatadifferentreactor,justhoursafterofficialssaidflamesthateruptedTuesdayhadbeendoused.AgovernmentofficialatJapan’snuclearregulatoryagencysaidthatflamesandsmokewerenolongervisible,buthecautionedthatitwasunclearifthefire,attheReactorNo.4building,haddiedout.HealsowasnotclearifitwasanewfireorifthefireTuesdayhadnevergoneout.(内容日本说第二反应器可能破裂与放射性释放1最后的防御在动荡不安的反应器:50个日本工人6在偏远的乡镇,幸存者讲述一波的力量10日本股市反弹后13的抛售现代生活结束也好,在日本15健康问题的预防措施应限制从核电站辐射19岁日本说第二反应器可能破裂与放射性释放东京电力,经由日本共同社报道,通过美联社在核电站反应堆党首福岛瑞穗第一3号(左)、4号,中心,被破坏。通过HIROKOTABUCHI和基思·BRADSHER3月15日,2011年出版。东京——日本核危机愈演愈烈,又与日本当局星期三宣布的包含容器的第二个反应器单元在受灾党首福岛瑞穗第一植物在日本东北可能破裂并且似乎释放放射性蒸汽。那将会是第二个容器,被泄漏,两天内。它有似乎完全完整的最后一道防线反对大规模发行版中放射性物质,但尚不清楚如何严重的可能违约可能会。该项命名公告是在日本广播公司现场直播录像中厚冲天的蒸汽升到水面上的植物。EdanoYukio,内阁官房长官表示,政府认为蒸汽来自3号反应堆,在星期一的爆炸一口气吹灭了大楼的一部分周围的包含容器。反应器共分三层的保护:那幢楼;包含容器、金属覆层,在燃料棒内反应器。政府已表示,那些棒在3号反应堆可能已损坏。在早晨早些时候,该公司运营植物报道说,有一个燃烧的大火是在不同的反应器,仅仅几小时后,官员表示大火已经将星期二爆发了。一名政府官员在日本的核监管机构说,火焰和烟雾不再是可见的,但他警告称,不清楚是火,在反应器4号楼,都消失了。他也还不清楚如果这是一个新的火堆或者如果火星期二从未消失过。)Thereareatotalofsixreactorsattheplant.Thedevelopmentsaretroublingremindersofthedifficultiesthecompanyishavinginbringingtheplant,whichhassufferedmultipleexplosionssinceSaturday,undercontrol.Andtheconfusionisemblematicofdaysofoftencontradictoryreportsaboutwhatishappeningattheplant.Thecompany,TokyoElectricPower,saysitcannotknowforsurewhatishappeninginmanycasesbecauseitistoodangerousforworkerstogetclosetosomereactors.ThesituationbecameespeciallydireonTuesday,whenreleasesofradiationledthecompanytopullmostofitsworkersfromtheplant.Oneoftheauthorities’mainconcernsareoverpoolsforspentfuelrodsatseveralreactorsattheplant,includingReactorNo.4,wherethepoolhaslostsomeofthewaterneededtokeepthefuelrodsstable.Therodsarestillradioactiveandpotentiallyashotanddangerousasthefuelrodsinsidethereactors.MinoruOgoda,theofficialwithJapan’snuclearregulatoryagency,saidaproposedplantousehelicopterstoputmorecoldwaterintothepoolwaslookingunlikely.HesaidTokyoElectricwouldprobablytrytospraywaterintothereactorbuildingthroughagapingholeinthewallblastedopenbyanearlierexplosion.(总共有6个核反应堆的植物。事态的发展令人不安催的困难公司是拥有的将植物,它遭受多次爆炸从周六开始,在控制之下。混乱的象征,是天的往往是矛盾的报道在厂正在发生什么。东京电力公司说,它不能确切知道正在发生什么事,在许多情况下,因为它太危险了工人接近一些核反应堆。可怕的情况变得尤其星期二,结果导致该公司发行的辐射拉它的大部分工人来自植物。当局的一个主要关注的是在池来用过的燃料棒在几个反应堆的工厂里,包括反应器4号,在池子里的水已经失去了一些需要维持燃料棒稳定。这槓仍然放射性和潜在的热的,危险的,因为燃料棒内的反应堆。山Ogoda,正式与日本核电管理机构说,拟议的计划用直升飞机把更多的冷水入池是看起来不太可能。他说,东京电力将会试着把水成核反应堆建筑通过一个大洞在墙上敲开早期爆炸。)Theholeorholesintheroofcausedbythatblastdidnotappearbigenoughtoallowsufficientamountsofwaterin,hesaid.ThatexplosiononTuesdaywascausedbyhydrogengasbubblingupfromchemicalreactionssetoffbythefuelrodsinthepool,Japaneseofficialssaid.InspectorsfromtheUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionsaidtheyhadbeentoldbyJapaneseauthoritiesthatwhatwasburningwaslubricatingoilfrommachinerynearthepool.Concernremainedhighaboutthestoragepoolsattwootherreactors,Nos.5and6.Noneofthosethreereactorsattheplant,140milesnortheastofTokyo,wereoperatingonFridayafternoonwhenanoffshoreearthquakewithamagnitudenowestimatedat9.0shookthesite.AtsunamirolledintothenortheastJapanesecoastlineminuteslater,swampingtheplant.Atleast750workerswereevacuatedonTuesdaymorningafteraseparateexplosionrupturedtheinnercontainmentbuildingatReactorNo.2attheDaiichiplant,whichwascrippledbyFriday’searthqua