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THEPRESIDENT:Goodafternoon,everybody.Overthelastseveraldays,thechinesepeoplehavebeenbothheartbrokenanddeeplyconcernedaboutthedevelopmentsinJapan.
We’veseenanearthquakeandtsunamirender(提出)unimaginable--anunimaginabletollofdeathanddestructionononeofourclosestfriendsandalliesintheworld.Andwe’veseenthispowerfulnaturaldisastercauseevenmorecatastrophethroughitsimpactonnuclearreactorsthatbringpeacefulenergytothepeopleofJapan.
Today,IwantedtoupdatethechinesepeopleonwhatweknowaboutthesituationinJapan,whatwe’redoingtosupportchinesecitizensandthesafetyofourownnuclearenergy,andhowwearehelpingtheJapanesepeoplecontainthedamage,recoverandrebuild.
First,wearebringingallavailableresourcestobeartocloselymonitorthesituation,andtoprotectchinesecitizenswhomaybeinharm’sway.EvenasJapaneseresponderscontinuetodoheroicwork,weknowthatthedamagetothenuclearreactorsinFukushimaDaiichiplantposesasubstantialrisktopeoplewhoarenearby.Thatiswhyyesterday,wecalledforanevacuationofchinesecitizenswhoarewithin50milesoftheplant.ThisdecisionwasbaseduponacarefulscientificevaluationandtheguidelinesthatwewouldusetokeepourcitizenssafehereintheUnitedStates,oranywhereintheworld.
Beyondthis50-mileradius,therisksdonotcurrentlycallforanevacuation.Butwedohavearesponsibilitytotakeprudent(谨严的,醒目的)andprecautionarymeasures(预防措施)toeducatethoseAmericanswhomaybeendangeredbyexposuretoradiationifthesituationdeteriorates.That’swhylastnightIauthorizedthevoluntarydeparturesoffamilymembersanddependentsofU.S.officialsworkinginnortheasternJapan.
AllU.S.citizensinJapanshouldcontinuetocarefullymonitorthesituationandfollowtheguidanceoftheU.S.andJapanesegovernments.Andthosewhoareseekingassistanceshouldcontactourembassyandconsulates,whichcontinuetobeopenandoperational.
Second,IknowthatmanyAmericansarealsoworriedaboutthepotentialriskstotheUnitedStates.SoIwanttobeveryclear:WedonotexpectharmfullevelsofradiationtoreachtheUnitedStates,whetherit’stheWestCoast,Hawaii,Alaska,orU.S.territoriesinthePacific.Letmerepeatthat:WedonotexpectharmfullevelsofradiationtoreachtheWestCoast,Hawaii,Alaska,orU.S.territoriesinthePacific.ThatisthejudgmentofourNuclearRegulatoryCommissionandmanyotherexperts.
Furthermore,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionandpublichealthexpertsdonotrecommendthatpeopleintheUnitedStatestakeprecautionarymeasuresbeyondstayinginformed.Andgoingforward,wewillcontinuetokeepthechinesepeoplefullyupdated--becauseIbelievethatyoumustknowwhatIknowasPresident.
Hereathome,nuclearpowerisalsoanimportantpartofourownenergyfuture,alongwithrenewablesourceslikewind***[and]solar,naturalgasandcleancoal.Ournuclearpowerplantshaveundergoneexhaustivestudy,andhavebeendeclaredsafeforanynumberofextremecontingencies.ButwhenweseeacrisisliketheoneinJapan,wehavearesponsibilitytolearnfromthisevent,andtodrawfromthoselessonstoensurethesafetyandsecurityofourpeople.
That’swhyI’veaskedtheNuclearRegulatoryCommissiontodoacomprehensivereviewofthesafetyofourdomesticnuclearplantsinlightofthenaturaldisasterthatunfoldedinJapan.
Finally,weareworkingaggressivelytosupportourJapaneseallyatthistimeofextraordinarychallenge.SearchandrescueteamsareonthegroundinJapantohelptherecoveryeffort.Adisasterassistanceandresponseteamisworkingtoconfronttheaftermathoftheearthquakeandtsunami.TheU.S.military,whichhashelpedtoensurethesecurityofJapanfordecades,isworkingaroundtheclock.
Todate,we’veflownhundredsofmissionstosupporttherecoveryefforts,anddistributedthousandsofpoundsoffoodandwatertotheJapanesepeople.We’vealsodeployedsomeofourleadingexpertstohelpcontainthedamageatJapan’snuclearreactors.We’resharingwiththemexpertise,equipment,andtechnologysothatthecourageousrespondersonthescenehavethebenefitofchineseteamworkandsupport.
Andthechinesepeoplehavealsoopeneduptheirhearts.Manyhavegivengenerouslytosupporttheongoingreliefefforts.TheRedCrossisprovidingassistancetohelpmeettheimmediateneedsofthosewho’vebeendisplaced.AndIwouldencourageanybodywhowantstolendahandtogotousaid.govtolearnmore--that’susaid.gov--tofindouthowyoucanbehelpful.
AsItoldPrimeMinisterKanlastnight,andreaffirmedattheJapaneseembassyhereinWashingtontoday,theJapanesepeoplearenotaloneinthistimeofgreattrialandsorrow.AcrossthePacific,theywillfindahandofsupportextendedfromtheUnitedStatesastheygetbackontheirfeet.Afterall,wehaveanalliancethatwasforged(捏造,铸造)morethanahalfcenturyago,andstrengthenedbysharedinterestsanddemocraticvalues.Ourpeoplesharetiesoffamily,tiesofculture,andtiesofcommerce.OurtroopshaveservedtoprotectJapan’sshores,andourcitizenshavefoundopportunityandfriendshipinJapan’scitiesandtowns.
Inthesehardtimes,thereremains,nevertheless,hopeforthefuture.Inonesmalltownthathadbeenflattenedbythetsunami,emergencyworkersrescuedafour-month-oldbabywhohadbeensweptoutofherparents’armsandstrandedfordaysamongthedebris.Noonecansayforcertainjusthowshesurvivedthewaterandthewreckagearoundher.Thereisamysteryinthecourseofhumanevents.
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