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1. Washington has expressed alarm over the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex in Japan, which has experienced a series of explosions and fires since being severely damaged by the huge earthquake and tsunami last week. Senior US nuclear official Gregory Jaczko said he thought the spent fuel rods from one of the reactors were now exposed

; Z( h  y2 A$ m% I* o2. Japanese military helicopters have dropped four loads of water on the stricken plant, trying to avert a full meltdown. Plant operators say they are trying to finish a power line which could bring the plant's cooling systems back online.

( k( M" B7 E, C. j1 w3. Some US military personnel in Japan have received potassium iodide tablets to help counter any radiation exposure and the US has urged American citizens living within 80km (50 miles) of the Fukushima complex to leave; Japan's own exclusion zone is only 20km
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4. The number of confirmed dead and missing now stands at nearly 13,000 while some 450,000 people have been staying in temporary shelters amid sub-zero night-time temperatures

5. Despite the crisis in Japan, the yen has risen close to its highest value against the US dollar since World War II. The BBC business reporter says the yen is being driven by market belief that Japan will need to repatriate some of its huge foreign holdings to pay for reconstruction

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04:01 (Edmonton 22:01): Ceiling of Reactor 4 reduced to frame, power station station operator Tepco says - Kyoto,
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( N; a$ |* V; L* h- l  d) o) O) M: R4 ^# F03:58: The US is chartering aircraft to Tokyo help Americans leave Japan - Reuters, quoting state department.
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# b2 z  W. ~5 K1 k& p; ^03:57: US government authorises voluntary departure of family members of embassy staff - Reuters, quoting state department.
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03:55: Pressure is rising again at Reactor 3, the power station operator says - Reuters. That reactor includes plutonium and uranium in its fuel mix.
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03:52: The temperature of Reactor 5 is now a growing cause for concern, a Japanese official reports. "The level of water in the reactor is lowering and the pressure is rising," he says

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起的比鸡早，吃的比猪少，干的比驴多

似玉

楼主英语大有长进啊

Becks

起的比鸡早，吃的比猪少，干的比驴多
冰糖葫芦 发表于 2011-3-16 22:09

"*是穿肠毒药 |是刮骨钢刀"
你的签名涉嫌恐怖，请该正

冰糖葫芦

"*是穿肠毒药 |是刮骨钢刀"
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Becks 发表于 2011-3-17 07:38

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老杨

楼主的汉语退步了。

Becks

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冰糖葫芦 发表于 2011-3-17 11:52

just kidding

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Despite the crisis in Japan, the yen has risen close to its highest value against the US dollar since World War II. The BBC business reporter says the yen is being driven by market belief that Japan will need to repatriate some of its huge foreign holdings to pay for reconstruction