“We are definitely in ___1___, particularly given that the spent fuel pool appears to either not have water or have very little water. It’s completely ___2___ the atmosphere.”
David Biello is Scientific American’s energy and environment editor. He appeared earlier today, March 17th, on WNYC radio’s morning program, The Takeaway.
“So if that does indeed begin to ___3___, which it seems it may have already done, that radiation would be released directly.”
Even in the best-case scenario from this point onward, is the Fukushima site now a ___4___ for years to come?
“Yes. There’s no question that the contamination is significant. That’s why the workers had to cease their efforts and ___5___ at various periods. This is going to be like Chernobyl.”
Hear the entire interview at , and go to for continuing coverage of the state of the Fukushima nuclear site in Japan.
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uncharted waters exposed to melt down radioactive waste dump take cover
“我们无法预知事态将如何发展，尤其现在乏燃料池缺水严重，已经完全暴露在空气中了。” 大卫•比艾罗是《科学美国人》能源和环境专栏的编辑。3月17日，他接受了纽约WNYC广播之声早间节目“The Takeaway”的采访。“假如乏燃料池真的发生堆芯熔毁的话，那么放射性物质将直接外泄,而堆芯燃料似乎已经熔毁了。” 以目前的情况来看，最乐观的估计，福岛核电站是否很多年之内都将成为废墟？ “是的。毫无疑问，放射性污染相当严重，这也使得核电站工作人员不得不时常中止手头的工作，寻求遮蔽。这次事故堪比切尔诺贝利核泄漏。” 收听完整采访内容请登录，关注日本福岛核电站后续报道请登录。