I participated in this first stage, and I can tell you, it had to be done. It was heroism.
我第一阶段就加入这个工作 我告诉你 这件事非做不可 这是英勇行为
During this operation, 600 pilots are fatally contaminated with radiation. All of them will die.
在这场行动中 有600名驾驶员遭到辐射致命污染 所有人都将死亡
But their efforts only buy a few days. Although it has been covered over, the fire still isn't out.
但是他们的努力只争取到几天时间 虽然火已经被掩盖住 但却还没有扑灭
Flying over in helicopters isn't solving the problem. They needed to get closer, go down into the breach.
飞到上空的直升机无法解决问题 他们必须靠得更近往下进入裂缝
But how? With the imminent threat of a second explosion still looming, the makeshift measures continue.
但是该怎么做？由于第二次爆炸迫在眉睫 权宜措施持续进行着
The blueprints of the plant reveal that the "active zone" can be approached through the cable and pipe tunnels built out of thick cement.
核电厂设计图显示 可以透过厚水泥建造的管线通道接近"活跃区"
A delegation of technicians from the Kurtchatov Institute venture into the labyrinth. It is tough going. Parts of the tunnels have collapsed in the explosion.
柯恰朵夫研究所的技师团进入这个迷宫 要前进非常困难 部分通道在爆炸中坍塌
They pierce through the shell of the 4th reactor with a blowtorch, and stick their radioactivity detectors and thermoters in, along with cameras.
他们利用喷灯穿透四号反应炉的外壳伸入放射性探测器、温度计与摄影机
The result is terrifying. The radiation levels are astronomical, and their worst fears are confirmed.
探到的结果非常惊人 辐射值异常高 他们最担心的事情得到证实
The white-hot magma has cracked the cement slab and seeped into the empty basin.
高热岩浆已经将水泥板烧裂 渗入了没有水的凹地
It is now threatening to sink even further. There was a five to ten percent risk of explosion.
而且有陷得更深的危险 当时有5%到10%的爆炸危险
We'd drained the water from under the reactor, but something absolutely had to be done,
我们已经将反应炉底部的水抽干 但一定得采取某种措施
something had to be put underneath the reactor to keep the magma from seeping down, something had to keep it from falling in.
一定得在反应炉底部放些什么 防止岩浆继续往下漏 一定要设法防止它往下塌落
Nothing is stopping the magma from seeping even deeper into the sandy subsoil.
没有东西可以防止岩浆继续向下渗透到沙质底土
And beneath the reactor lays a huge stretch aquifer that supplies the entire country with water.
而在反应炉下方有一大片地下水层 这里供应著全国的水源
What worried us the most was that the entire mass would sink down and reach the ground water, which then would pollute the rivers Pripyat, then Dniepre, Kiev. The Black Sea.
我们最担心的是所有岩浆都往下沉 直达地下水处 这将污染普里皮亚季的河流 然后是聂伯河、基辅、还有黑海
We absolutely needed to come up with a solution! A new operation is considered. But it will entail the loss of more lives.
我们绝对要想办法解决! 他们考虑采取新的行动 但是这将牺牲更多生命
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