国际英语资讯:Possible radioactive water leak at Japans crisis hit Fukushima nuke plant
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 28-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="Daiichi">Daiichi</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="rainwater">rainwater</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="leaking">leaking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="stack">stack</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> (<span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span>), <span word="rainwater">rainwater</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ducts">ducts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crippled">crippled</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 120-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="stacks">stacks</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="duct">duct</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>-<span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="battered">battered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2011, <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="cooling">cooling</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="meltdowns">meltdowns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hydrogen">hydrogen</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Chernobyl">Chernobyl</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1986.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="embattled">embattled</span> <span word="utility">utility</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>.</p><p><span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="leaking">leaking</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="ostensibly">ostensibly</span> <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="falling">falling</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="rainwater">rainwater</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span>.</p><p><span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="any">any</span> "<span word="major">major</span>" <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="radioactivity">radioactivity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="groundwater">groundwater</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaking">leaking</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="adverse">adverse</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p>
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