I participated in this first stage, and I can tell you, it had to be done. It was heroism.
我第一階段就加入這個工作 我告訴你 這件事非做不可 這是英勇行為
During this operation, 600 pilots are fatally contaminated with radiation. All of them will die.
在這場行動中 有600名駕駛員遭到輻射致命污染 所有人都將死亡
But their efforts only buy a few days. Although it has been covered over, the fire still isn't out.
但是他們的努力只爭取到幾天時間 雖然火已經被掩蓋住 但卻還沒有撲滅
Flying over in helicopters isn't solving the problem. They needed to get closer, go down into the breach.
飛到上空的直升機無法解決問題 他們必須靠得更近往下進入裂縫
But how? With the imminent threat of a second explosion still looming, the makeshift measures continue.
但是該怎么做?由于第二次爆炸迫在眉睫 權宜措施持續進行著
The blueprints of the plant reveal that the "active zone" can be approached through the cable and pipe tunnels built out of thick cement.
核電廠設計圖顯示 可以透過厚水泥建造的管線通道接近"活躍區"
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師團進入這個迷宮 要前進非常困難 部分通道在爆炸中坍塌
They pierce through the shell of the 4th reactor with a blow-torch, and stick their radioactivity detectors and thermoters in, along with cameras.
他們利用噴燈穿透四號反應爐的外殼伸入放射性探測器、溫度計與攝影機
The result is terrifying. The radiation levels are astronomical, and their worst fears are confirmed.
探到的結果非常驚人 輻射值異常高 他們最擔心的事情得到證實
The white-hot magma has cracked the cement slab and seeped into the empty basin.
高熱巖漿已經將水泥板燒裂 滲入了沒有水的凹地
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險 當時有5%到10%的爆炸危險
We'd drained the water from under the reactor, but something absolutely had to be done,
我們已經將反應爐底部的水抽干 但一定得采取某種措施
something had to be put underneath the reactor to keep the magma from seeping down, something had to keep it from falling in.
一定得在反應爐底部放些什么 防止巖漿繼續往下漏 一定要設法防止它往下塌落
Nothing is stopping the magma from seeping even deeper into the sandy subsoil.
沒有東西可以防止巖漿繼續向下滲透到沙質底土
And beneath the reactor lays a huge stretch aquifer that supplies the entire country with water.
而在反應爐下方有一大片地下水層 這里供應著全國的水源
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.
我們最擔心的是所有巖漿都往下沉 直達地下水處 這將污染普里皮亞季的河流 然后是聶伯河、基輔、還有黑海
We absolutely needed to come up with a solution! A new operation is considered. But it will entail the loss of more lives.
我們絕對要想辦法解決! 他們考慮采取新的行動 但是這將犧牲更多生命