I thought we would lose control over the reactors completely . "

我以为我们会彻底失去对反应堆的控制。”

( The three other reactors at the power station had offline at the time for routine maintenance . )

（该核电站的其它三座反应堆在事故时幸好因为例行维护而没有开机）。

Enough safety protocols functioned to avert an even larger disaster , but the reactors remain unstable .

全面的安全协议发挥了作用，避免了更大的灾难，但是目前反应堆仍然不稳定。

They have long held that all of japan reactors are ' absolutely safe . ' "

他们长期以来的观点是，日本所有的反应堆都‘绝对安全’。

The nuclear fuel in the three reactors that were operating appeared to be melting down .

这三座反应堆中的核燃料似乎正在熔毁。