The plant's operators responded incorrectly to the situation and stopped cooling the reactor, which overheated, suffered damage, and released radioactive material inside the plant.

核电站的操作人员对情势反应不当，停止对反应堆进行冷却，导致反应堆过热而破损，并将放射性材料释放到核电站内。

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Are the rods the only danger, or are there other components, like cooling tanks or hydrogen containers, that are also dangerous with radioactive meltdown?

随着反应堆的融化是就只有燃料棒是危险的还是其它反应堆的成分例如冷却池、氢容器也是危险的？

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Update: There's no evidence of any radioactive leakage, but officials have confirmed that the cooling process for the nuclear plant has not yet gone according to plan.

更新：现在还无法证明有辐射泄漏，但官方已经确认核电站的冷却程序没有按照设定的工作。

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The permits cover the discharge and disposal of radioactive waste and cooling water.

BBC: Hinkley Point C nuclear emissions 'underestimated'

The Environment Agency permits cover the discharge and disposal of radioactive waste and cooling water and running of standby generators.

BBC: Environmental permits granted for Hinkley Point station

Cooling problems have resulted in damage to radioactive fuel rods, hydrogen gas explosions, fires and radiation releases.

WSJ: GE Steps Up Aid in Reactor Crisis