Power loss at Fukushima plant
Belajar Bahasa Inggris melalui dua berita BBC tentang putusnya sebagian aliran listrik di reaktor Fukushima dan ketegangan di Semenanjung Korea
Power loss at Fukushima plant
There has been a partial power loss at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, which was badly damaged by the earthquake and tsunami two years ago.
The plant owner, Tokyo Electric Power Corporation, says power has been lost to three cooling pods that contain large quantities of spent nuclear fuel.
The Fukushima plant suffered a meltdown and released a large amount of radiation in 2011.
Power needs to be restored within the next few days to reduce the risk of the water in the cooling pools starting to boil.
Listrik padam di reaktor Fukushima
Aliran listrik padam di sebagian reaktor nuklir Fukushima di Jepang, yang rusak berat akibat gempa dan tsunami dua tahun lalu.
Pemilik reaktor, Tokyo Electric Power Corporation, mengatakan listrik putus di tiga batangan pendingin yang berisi sejumlah besar bahan bakar nuklir yang sudah dipakai.
Reaktor Fukushima mengalami pelelehan dan mengeluarkan sejumlah besar radiasi tahun 2011.
Aliran listrik harus dipulihkan dalam waktu beberapa hari untuk mengurangi risiko air di kolam mendidih.
B-52 over South Korea
The United States has confirmed it's flying B-52 bombers over South Korea, amid increasing tensions with North Korea. The flights are part of annual military exercises the US holds with South Korea.
North Korea has condemned the exercises but a senior US defence official said they're a strong signal of America's firm commitment to South Korea.
Last week, the US announced it was boosting its missile defence systems in response to the threat posed by North Korea, which recently announced it had completed its third nuclear test.
B-52 di atas Korea Selatan
Amerika Serikat sudah mengukuhkan menerbangkan pembom B-52 di atas Kore Selatan, di tengah meningkatnya ketegangan dengan Korea Utara. Penerbangan itu bagian dari latihan militer tahunan Amerika Serikat dan Korea Selatan.
Kore Utara mengecam latihan tersebut namun seorang pejabat pertahanan senior Amerika Serikat mengatakan latihan-latihan itu merupakan pertanda kuat dari komitmen tegas Amerika Serikat untuk Korea Selatan.
Pekan lalu, Amerika Serikat mengumumkan peningkatan sistem pertahanan rudal sebagai tanggapan atas ancaman yang disampaikan Korea Utara, yang baru-baru ini menyelesaiukan uji coba nuklir ketiga.
