Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan says the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima plant is "very grave," as technicians continued desperate efforts to prevent a wider catastrophe.

日本首相菅直人说，遭受地震破坏的福岛核电站的核危机“非常严峻”。与此同时，技术人员继续拼命地努力阻止灾难的规模扩大。

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Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan says the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima plant is very grave, as technicians continued desperate efforts to prevent a wider catastrophe.

日本首相菅直人说，遭受地震破坏的福岛核电站的核危机非常严峻。与此同时，技术人员继续拼命地努力阻止灾难的规模扩大。

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