一处损坏的核电设施会释放一定量的放射性物质,其中一些相对来说危害不大,另一些则要危险得多。+ X$ x8 R' ]/ v1 Y |+ B0 U5 V5 N
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研究辐射对公众健康影响的非营利组织“辐射与公共安全项目”(Radiation and Public Health Project)的执行理事曼加诺(Joseph Mangano)说,利用高温分裂铀的过程会产生一百多种新的化学物质。3 G, T+ I! z. t3 E+ q8 A
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一位母亲试图与她被隔离的女儿说话。他的女儿被从福岛核电站附近疏散后因有受辐射迹象而被隔离。 3 c# U- @+ S& x0 G+ Y7 d8 q. T- z" ]5 F8 v8 m% B
Officials checked for signs of radiation on children from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama. - Z9 }0 J/ r x c0 v( c/ R$ O8 \+ e( `$ r0 b# V/ E
An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Japan on Friday at a depth of about 17 miles below the earth's surface. Dozens of aftershocks, some of magnitude 6.0 or greater, were felt after the quake.