"Our goal is very clear: Preventing further spreading of radiation into the atmosphere and into the ocean," Mr. Hosono said.

细野豪志先生还表示，我们的目标很明确，那就是阻止辐射进一步扩散到大气层和海洋。

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Goshi Hosono, nuclear crisis minister, said, "Removal of spent nuclear fuel from a seriously damaged nuclear reactor building is a challenge that no one in the world has faced before."

核问题担当大臣细野豪志表示：“从一栋遭严重破坏的核反应堆大楼移走废弃的核燃料是一个之前世界上无人遇到过的挑战。”

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These blackouts are expected to continue for several weeks, agency boss Tetsuhiro Hosono said.

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Government spokesman Goshi Hosono said the latest setback would not affect the deadline.

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That won't work in Japan, where land is scarce and attachments to it are strong, says Mr. Hosono, the nuclear-crisis minister.

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