1·They are racing against time to restore power and cooling systems to the six reactors at Fukushima Daiichi and try to avert the biggest nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl in 1986.
他们正在和时间赛跑来恢复在福岛的6个核反应堆的电力和冷却系统，以试图避免自1986年切尔诺贝利以来最大的核灾难。
2·We don't yet know if this will become another Chernobyl — what we do know is that no matter happens, it is a public relations disaster for the nuclear industry.
目前这一灾难是否会变成另一起切尔诺贝利事件还不得而知——我们所确切知道的是，不管发生了什么，这都是核电业公共关系的灾难性事件。
3·In the Chernobyl nuclear accident of 1986, the biggest health effect was cases of thyroid cancer, especially in children living near the nuclear plant in Ukraine.
1986年乌克兰切尔诺贝利核泄漏事故后，最大的健康问题就是甲状腺癌症，尤其是住在核电站附件的儿童。
4·Given the large quantity of irradiated nuclear fuel in the pool, the radioactivity release could be worse than the Chernobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe of 25 years ago.
由于池中有大量的辐照核燃料，放射性释放可能比25年前的切尔诺贝利核反应堆灾难更糟。
5·The worst nuclear power accident in history took place in Chernobyl in 1986 when a reactor there exploded, killing tens of people instantly and exposing hundreds of thousands more to radiation.
历史上最严重的核电站事故发生在 1986 年的切尔诺贝利，一个反应堆发生了爆炸，当场炸死几十人，更有上万人受到辐射影响。