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。* O6 M( \& t. u1 B5 |7 i2 J ]/ p
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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。4 b) g3 Q. a2 V# r
& s8 ?3 H( P1 l. FOfficials checked for signs of radiation on children from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama.3 d0 |8 N0 c* O0 f! H- k: k
2 }2 r) M' f- l) y9 iAn 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.