Two years since a shudder in the Earth's crust devastated Japan, the country's scientists and engineers are still attempting to develop technologies to make Fukushima safe from radiation. But progress has been slow and—because of institutional failings—more advanced technologies have not been available to workers at the sire.
日本遭受大地震重创之后已经过去了两年时间,该国的科学家和工程师仍然在尝试研发发更先进的技术,以保护福岛免受辐射侵害。不过由于研发进展缓慢,而且制度存在缺陷,当地的工人仍然无法采用更先进的技术。
A country known as a technological superpower ultimately had to rely on low-tech methods during the disaster, including dumping water from the air to cool the raging reactors. High radiation levels prevented engineers from approaching critically damaged areas at the plant two years ago—and still does so today. Robots that some expected to be on call were conspicuously absent. The country faces a bill of between $1 billion and $2.5 billion dollars to dismantle the Fukushima plant, and 40 years until it is safely decommissioned.
日本虽以超级科技大国著称,但在这次灾难中为了冷却核反应堆温度,最终只能依靠空中泼水这类低技术含量的办法。两年前,强辐射让工程师无法进入核电站的关键损毁区域——今天依然如此。本以为能随时待命的机器人明显缺席了。日本需要花费10到25亿美元拆除福岛核电站,而要让它安全退役,还得花上40年。
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