http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698 Japanese engineer Masashi Goto, who helped design the containment vessel for Fukushima's reactor core,says the design was not enough to withstand earthquakes or tsunamis and the plant's builders,
Toshiba, knew this. More on Mr Goto's remarks to follow.
후쿠시마의 원자로 격납 용기의 설계자 중 한 사람인 고토 마사시 씨는
"도시바는 그 설계가 지진과 해일에 견딜 수 없을 것을 알고 있었을 것이다"
고 말했다.
More from Japanese nuclear engineer Masashi Goto :
He say that as the reactor uses mox (mixed oxide) fuel, the melting point is lower than that of conventional fuel.
Should a meltdown and an explosion occur,
he says, plutonium could be spread over an area up to twice
as far as estimated for a conventional nuclear fuel explosion.
The next 24 hours are critical, he says.
MOX 연료는 융점이 낮기 때문에
만약 멜트다운이가 발생하면 플루토늄이 보통 원전이2 배의 거리까지 비산한다고 함. 다음 24 시간이 아주 중요하다고.