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Encore: Meltdown at Fukushima | The Devil's Chain Reaction | 4

2024/5/14
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东京电力公司CEO
伊藤哲郎
佐藤真理
出澤郁夫
吉田昌郎
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伊藤哲郎:向菅直人首相汇报了东京电力公司可能放弃福岛核电站的紧急情况,详细解释了放弃电站可能造成的灾难性后果,包括比切尔诺贝利更严重的辐射泄漏以及大规模疏散,甚至威胁到东京的可能性。他建议寻求军事或东京消防队的帮助,并强调需要全面动员来拯救日本。 菅直人:强烈谴责东京电力公司可能放弃福岛核电站的行为,指出这将导致公司和相关人员的毁灭,并引发灾难性后果。他严厉批评了电站工作人员,强调如果放弃电站,将引发连锁反应,造成更严重的辐射泄漏,甚至波及东京。他还下令立即与东京电力公司高层进行视频会议。 吉田昌郎:在与菅直人首相的视频会议上,他顶撞了首相的指责,并以极端的反抗行为(向首相展示裸体)来表达对工作人员的维护和对首相不公正指责的愤怒。他下令疏散非必要人员,承认福岛第一核电站已经无法挽救,只能尝试控制灾难。 佐藤真理:在疏散过程中,她努力维持秩序,并试图说服不愿离开的消防队员撤离,最终成功疏散了所有非必要人员。她清楚地意识到福岛第一核电站已经成为灾区。 出澤郁夫:对吉田昌郎的领导能力表示担忧,但最终理解了吉田昌郎“让我们吃饭”的举动是鼓舞士气的策略。他描述了工作人员的困境,以及他们面临的水源枯竭问题。 釜中修:带领超级救援队克服重重困难,成功将海水泵入反应堆,为冷却反应堆提供了关键的水源。他描述了在充满障碍和辐射的环境中铺设长达380码的消防水带的艰辛过程。 东京电力公司CEO:在与菅直人首相的通话中,他反对使用直升机向乏燃料池注水,主张优先恢复电力供应,以更有效地冷却反应堆并尽可能挽救电站,这反映了东京电力公司对经济利益的优先考虑,而非公众安全。

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Tetsuro Ito, head of the government's Crisis Response Team, informs Prime Minister Naoto Kan about TEPCO's potential abandonment of the Fukushima plant, leading to discussions on how to prevent a catastrophic meltdown.

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After a week of unrelenting disasters—and with Tokyo itself now under threat—the managers of the Fukushima nuclear power plant are forced to evacuate all but the most essential staff. But with the help of an elite firefighting force called the Hyper Rescue Squad, the remaining few rally for one last battle to avert a catastrophic meltdown.

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