日本核泄露危机

    日期：2011年3月16日

    道琼斯指数：下跌242点，跌幅2%

    日本9.0级强震导致福岛第一核电站的核反应堆出现泄露。日本核能与工业安全局（Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency）将此次危机等级提升至有史以来的最高级别——的7级，属于“重大事故”。虽然此次核事故的破坏程度仍不明确，但在随后的3月16日，美国股市却出现暴跌。投资者担心，核泄露将会继续，不仅会造成大量人员伤亡，还会严重波及世界经济。

Japan's nuclear disaster

    Date: March 16, 2011

    Dow: -242, down 2%

    Japan's 9.0 earthquake crippled the country's nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The crisis was rated a 7 by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency -- a "major accident," and the highest rating possible. With the extent of the damage still unknown, the nuclear meltdown made for a rough trading day the following Wednesday. Investors worried that radiation would continue to leak, leading not only to a potentially massive human toll but a contagious economic one as well.