Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences

VOA标准英语2013--Seismologists Monitor North Korea Nuclear Blast

Seismologists Monitor North Korea Nuclear Blast Its been almost 70 years since the atomic age was unleashed. The United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which led to the end of World War II. While the memories of the devastation still linger, th

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Nuclear Pollution and Cancer

ENVIRONMENT REPORT — March 15, 2002: Nuclear Pollution and Cancer By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. A recent report by the USA Today newspaper says that a large amo

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Nuclear Waste

ENVIRONMENT REPORT -January 25, 2002: Nuclear Waste By Jerilyn Watson Yucca Mountain Range (Photo -Energy Department) This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. The United States Energy Depar

2006年VOA标准英语-Terrorism in the Nuclear Age

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 26 October 2006 watch Nuclear Terrorism Nuclear materials have a wide range of characteristics. Enriched uranium or plutonium have awesome explosive potential. Cesium emits deadly radiation, while isotopes of some ra

VOA标准英语2009-N. Korean Nuclear Threat Expected to Dominat

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has departed for the United States, where he plans to meet with President Obama. Security issues related to the North Korean nuclear threat and the recent United Nations response, are expected to top the agenda.

VOA标准英语2009-Obama Says Nuclear-Armed N. Korea is Grave T

U.S. President Barack Obama said North Korea's nuclear program poses a grave threat to the world. Mr. Obama and visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told reporters that new responses must be found. S. Korean Pres. Lee Myung-bak and Pres.Bar

VOA标准英语2011--World Pledges $780 Million for New Shell

World Pledges $780 Million for New Shell for Chernobyl Nuclear Plant The Fukushima factor reaches around the world to help raise funds for a new containment shell for the stricken nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine. One week before the 25th an

VOA标准英语2012--Can Diplomacy Solve Iranian Nuclear Crisis?

Can Diplomacy Solve Iranian Nuclear Crisis? Top officials say there is a diplomatic path to avoid a military conflict. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says there are two alternatives - engagement or confrontation. The Islamic Republic of Ir

Experts: Japan’s Nuclear Problems Could Greatly Affect Glob

Experts and diplomats are predicting Japan's recent deadly earthquake and tsunami, along with its ongoing nuclear reactor crisis, will not have too much of an effect on Japan itself in the long-term, but rather on energy policies in other countries.

VOA双语新闻 How to Deal With Iran's Nuclear Program

The U.S. administration is warning Iran against pursuing a nuclear weapons program, which it calls a threat to international security. But Washington and its European allies differ on how best to pressure Iran to stop. U.S. officials say Iran is purs

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Says There Are 'Problems' With Nuclear Inc

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 June 2006 Iranian Top Nuclear Negotiator Ali Larijani, left , talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, during their meeting in Cairo, Egypt Iranian officials are rejecting some aspects of an international package o

纯正英语一分钟-Nuclear weapons

Nuclear weapons are the worst thing invented by man. The day we invented them was a black day in our history. Fortunately, they have only been used a few times. We only need to read the history of what happened in Japan to understand why nuclear weap

2007年VOA标准英语-US Says Ministerial Meeting of Korea Nuclear Ta

By David Gollust Washington 14 September 2007 Christopher Hill speaks during a press briefing about a bilateral meeting with North Korean envoys in Geneva, Switzerland, 31 Aug. 2007 The chief U.S. envoy to the negotiations on ending North Korea's nuc

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Says It Will Not Tolerate a Nuclear

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 17 January 2006 Israel's acting prime minister, Ehud Olmert on Tuesday warned that Israel will not tolerate a nuclear armed Iran. Mr. Olmert also says he hopes to get Israeli-P

Nuclear power important to China's energy strategy

HONG KONG, March 10 (Xinhua)-- Nuclear power remains important to China's energy development strategy because of its quest for clean energy and climate change mitigation, Ren Junsheng, nuclear safety expert commission of China's Ministry of Environme

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Still Plans to Respond to Nuclear Offer in

By Gary Thomas Tehran 20 July 2006 Iran says it is still studying a package of incentives offered by the West to get Tehran to halt uranium enrichment. The country's National Security Council has also accused the United States of attempting to block

UN Nuclear Inspector Seeking Results in Talks with Iran

The chief U.N. nuclear inspector begins another to visit to Iran on Monday, saying his highest priority is getting answers to allegations of military dimensions to the Iranian nuclear program. Speaking before he left Vienna on Sunday, International A

VOA双语新闻 2008年1月：End-of-Year Nuclear Declaration

The U.S. State Department says it is unfortunate that North Korea has not yet met its commitments in six-nation diplomacy aimed at getting rid of its nuclear weapons. Japan's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday using similar language. 美国国务

IAEA Rebukes Iran for Nuclear Activities

The United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency has passed a resolution that cites deep and increasing concern about Iran's nuclear activities. The 35-member board of the International Atomic Energy Agency approved the resolution Friday, about a week aft