For all of the tension and fear surrounding the fight against a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima, we should not forget that the plant – and with it the notion of a nuclear-energy industry – was subjected to an extraordinary test, in the strictest sense of the word. Were it not for some design flaws that would not be repeated today, Fukushima might well have survived intact – and history would be so different.
福岛核心融化尽管引起了诸多紧张和担忧，但我们不应该忘记，从最严格的意义上上，该核电站——以及核能产业——难免会遇到不同寻常的考验。要不是一些如今已不可能再次出现的设计缺陷，福岛核电站应能安然无恙，历史也将被改写。