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Well, the situation in Japan has captured the world's attention, 
日本的情勢吸引全世界注目，

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but especially that of nuclear power companies trying to stave off similar disasters in the future.
尤其是那些設法避免未來發生類似災難的核能電力公司。

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Well, I visited one of Taiwan's nuclear plants for a firsthand look at their proactive approach.
我造訪了台灣的一座核能發電廠，對於他們主動採取的措施有了第一手觀察。

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A large earthquake has just hit, and the workers at this nuclear power plant are dealing with a crisis. 
剛剛發生了一場大地震，這座核能電廠的員工正在處理一場危機。

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They've lost power and the backup diesel generators. 
電力和備用的柴油發電機組雙雙停擺，

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Then the unimaginable happens -- a tsunami surges into the plant. 
接著難以想像的事情發生了，一波海嘯湧進了廠房。

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It's called the Fukushima scenario, 
這次行動名為「模擬福島電廠事故狀況演習」，

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an emergency training drill inside simulators at all three of Taiwan's nuclear plants, 
台灣三座核電廠的模擬器測試中心都進行了這項緊急事故操演，

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recreating those terrifying events on March 11.
重現三月十一日當天發生的恐怖事件。

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Taiwan experiences hundreds of earthquakes every year. 
台灣每年都會遇上數百次地震。

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A 6.8-magnitude quake in 2002 
二○○二年，一場規模六．八的地震

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sent this crane plummeting from Taiwan's tallest building under construction.
讓這支吊臂從正在興建中的台灣最高大樓上方直墜而下。

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Despite this seismic activity, Taiwan is dependent on nuclear power. 
儘管有地震活動，台灣仍仰賴核能發電。

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Its three plants, with a fourth being built, supply almost 20 percent of Taiwan's energy. 
台灣有三座核能電廠，第四座正在興建中，供應全台將近百分之二十的能源。

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But in the wake of Fukushima, 
但在福島核電廠事故後，

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many believe the nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan could just as easily happen here. 
許多人認為在日本發生的核能災變，很可能會在台灣上演，

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And the fallout would be catastrophic.
並且會帶來災難性的後果。

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In northern Taiwan, within [an] 80-kilometer radius, it contribute[s] to 70 to 80 percent of Taiwan's total economy. 
台灣北部方圓八十公里的區域在台灣整體經濟的貢獻占了百分之七十至八十。

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So if it happens, the nuclear accident happen[s], Taiwan will be ruined.
所以，一旦事故發生，如果發生核能事故，台灣就毀了。

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After years of supporting Taiwan's nuclear industry, people are now scared. 
台灣人多年來支持核能產業，現在開始感到害怕了。

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Thousands took to the streets calling for an end to nuclear power. 
數千人走上街頭呼籲停止核能發電。

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A much larger rally is being planned for the end of the month.
這個月底還有一場規模更大的集會正在計畫中。

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With anti-nuclear sentiment growing, 
隨著反核情緒升高，

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government-run Taipower has announced it will carry out safety reviews and upgrades at all reactors, 
國營的台灣電力公司已經宣布他們會進行安全檢查，並且將所有的反應爐升級，

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and will delay the opening of the fourth plant.
而且將會延後第四座核電廠的啟用時間。

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CNN was given a rare tour of the Kuosheng nuclear plant, an hour's drive from the capital. 
本台獲得難得的機會參觀國聖核能發電廠，距離首都車程一小時。

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We were escorted by police into the restricted area that houses the spent fuel rod pool.
我們由警察陪同進入設有廢燃料棒貯存池的管制區。

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Almost four and a half thousand spent fuel rods are kept under the water. 
有將近四千五百支廢燃料棒置放在水底下。

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The pool is currently at 85 percent capacity, and every 18 months, 
這座貯存池目前已達百分之八十五的容量，每隔十八個月，

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180 rods are removed and sent to a reprocessing plant.
就會從中取出一百八十根燃料棒送往一座再處理廠。

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It was these pools at Fukushima that ran out of water, 
在福島電廠就是這種水池沒水了，

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exposing the rods and releasing radioactive material.
燃料棒因此暴露出來，並釋放出放射性物質。

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Taipower believes that wouldn't happen here, 
台電認為這種事不會在台灣發生，

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as they have extra diesel generators, gas turbines and mobile energy sources 
因為他們有額外的柴油發電機組、氣渦輪發電機和機動性的能源來源，

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that could provide power to the reactor's vital cooling systems during a station blackout.
可以在電廠停電時為反應爐中至要的冷卻系統提供電力。

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One of the key differences here in Taiwan is that all their nuclear power plants have reservoirs. 
台灣這裡關鍵的不同之處是他們的核能發電廠全都有儲水槽。

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Well, this means in an emergency, they can flood the core reactor with water, 
這表示在緊急事故發生時，工作人員可以將水灌滿核心反應爐，

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effectively abandoning the plant and avoiding a disaster like Fukushima.
有效地棄廠以避免類似福島的災變。

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In case there's something similar to Fukushima Daiichi accident, then I think we can handle that.
萬一發生和福島第一核電廠類似的意外，我認為我們有能力處理。

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But for the people who live nearby, those reassurances offer little comfort.
但是對於那些住在附近的居民而言，那些保證並不足以令人心安。

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"We have to find an alternative source of energy," says Kwan Ching-chun . 
「發電應該是用別的方法，」關慶忠（音譯）說：

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"If what happened in Japan happened here, people would not be able to escape."
「如果日本發生的事情在台灣發生，到時候你要跑其實也跑不掉了。」

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As their colleagues in Japan work tirelessly to contain the nuclear fallout, 
此時他們的日本同業人員正在不眠不休地控制核輻射落塵，

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these men back in the control room know only too well the huge responsibility resting on their shoulders.
這些在控制室裡的人對於自己肩上的責任有多麼重大再清楚不過了。