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

Strong Public Criticism on Japan's Nuke Power Policy

Japanese residents are protesting against the country's nuclear power policy following revelations that over 300 tons of contaminated water flow daily from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Japan's authorities confirmed that the

Highly Radioactive Water Leak Found at Fukushima

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is reporting around 300 tonnes of highly contaminated water has leaked from a storage tank. Masayuki Ono is the general manager of the Tokyo Electric Power Company. He says the puddle that has

Fire breaks out at Texas nuclear power plant

HOUSTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Fire broke out at a nuclear power plant Tuesday in the U.S. state of Texas, forcing one of two units to be shut down, U.S. media reported. No injuries were reported in the fire, which erupted in the Unit 2 main transformer

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

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

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

辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语提高版上册B Lesson 23 Let

Lesson 23 Let 1.Don't let me down again. 2.Just let it be. 3.Never let on the secret. 4.Let me explain! 5.Let me think a while. 6.Let's find a place to let off steam. 7.Let bygones be bygones. 8.I'm sorry.I let the cat out of the bag.

辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语提高版下册A Lesson 17 Under

Lesson 17 Under 1.I finished it just under the wire. 2.I'm feeling a little under the weather. 3.She drank us under the table. 4.He always takes us under his wing. 5.Your glasses are just under your nose. 6.There's nothing new under the sun. 7.The fi

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

2017年CRI Experts on China-US economic and trade ties before Trump visit

US President Donald Trump is now on his official state visit to China. A US commerce delegation and entrepreneur groups are also taking part in economic and trade talks which are due to generate a number of cooperation agreements. CRI's Guan Chao has

2007年VOA标准英语-Experts Investigate Possible Nuclear Plant Leak

By Catherine Makino Tokyo 17 July 2007 A day after a powerful earthquake struck Japan's northwestern coast, officials are investigating the possibility of radioactive leaks at a nuclear power plant. As Catherine Makino reports from Tokyo, the search

New Explosion Heard at Japanese Nuclear Plant

Workers at a nuclear plant in Japan are battling to prevent a meltdown in one of the reactors, following the massive earthquake that struck the north-east part of the country on Friday. The latest government figures figures put the death toll from th

VOA常速英语2007年-Iranian Nuclear Plant May Be Ready By Late 2008

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 20 December 2007 The director of the Russian company building Iran's nuclear power station at Bushehr says the facility will not begin operations before the end of 2008. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports from Moscow. T

Japan's Crisis Batters Global Nuclear Industry

U.S. President Barack Obama says he believes nuclear power is an important source of energy in the United States. Mr. Obama said in a television interview Tuesday that nuclear plants are designed to withstand certain levels of natural disasters, incl

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

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

【英语时差8,16】核电厂更安全了吗？（上）

In 1979, there was an incident at a nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island, in Pennsylvania, when radioactive steam leaked into the open air. Nobody was hurt, although thousands of people fled the area. Seven years later, a much worse accident happ