His team could work close to the reactor. In Japan it may well be too dangerous to do so because of high levels of radiation.
三里岛事故处理工作组可以靠近反应堆工作。而在日本，由于放射性太强，要这样做很可能非常危险。
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This, we now know, is what "well prepared" looks like: total loss of power at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor, which deprived the reactor core and spent-fuel pools of cooling water.
Considering the critical components like reactor coolant lines and oil-well casings, the metal parts are subjected to prior replacement, for safety, with respect to a worst-case analysis of failure.