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In their own words, members of the Fukushima Fifty -- the emergency crew tackling Japan's nuclear crisis -- tell of the dangers and fears they face.

"It was just pitch black," said Kazuhiko Fukudome, who led a company from Tokyo Fire Brigade's Hyper Rescue Squad to the collapsing number 3 reactor as it started to melt down. "It was the middle of the night and all we had to see with were our own head torches. We could see smoke and vapour coming up from the reactor. Everything else had failed, so they called us in to pump seawater to try to cool the thing. We don't even work for the government, but for the city of Tokyo. They were desperate. They must have been on their last legs."

The squad's riskiest mission began with a phone call at 11pm. "I was at home," Mr Fukudome said. "It was a very simple call -- they just said gather your men and get to Fukushima, and then they hung up. I turned to my wife and said, 'I'm going to Fukushima.' She looked shocked, but then she put on her calm face and she just said, 'Take care.' She knows that if she keeps a brave face, it helps me." ...

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“福島50勇士”首次接受媒體采訪

??????? 在福島核電站核泄漏事故現(xiàn)場(chǎng)冒死工作的“福島50勇士”近日首次接受英國(guó)《星期日電訊報(bào)》的采訪，講述他們的恐懼與信念。

???????“那天夜里漆黑一片，我們借助頭燈，看到核反應(yīng)堆產(chǎn)生的煙和蒸汽。他們通知我們進(jìn)去噴注海水，力圖讓機(jī)組冷卻下來(lái)。我們甚至不是為政府工作，而是為了東京市——他們當(dāng)時(shí)已孤注一擲，必須最后一搏。”

???????“我當(dāng)時(shí)呆在家里。電話內(nèi)容很簡(jiǎn)單，他們僅僅說(shuō)‘召集你的隊(duì)員，前往福島’，之后便掛斷了電話。我隨即告訴妻子，‘我將前往福島核電站’。她看上去嚇了一跳，但盡力使臉上恢復(fù)平靜，只說(shuō)了句‘當(dāng)心些’。她知道如果她的臉上保持著勇敢的神情，那會(huì)是對(duì)我的幫助。”

—— 領(lǐng)導(dǎo)東京消防隊(duì)“超級(jí)救援隊(duì)”進(jìn)入現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的Kazuhiko Fukudome

???????“（那時(shí)候）不存在什么換班制，我們24小時(shí)待命。我只是到這里來(lái)洗個(gè)澡，直到第二天再回來(lái)一次。為了將我們?cè)馐艿暮溯椛浔３衷谧畹退剑覀儯ìF(xiàn)在）是工作一小時(shí)、輪休兩小時(shí)。我們這一組開始時(shí)是10個(gè)人，現(xiàn)在有30個(gè)人了，這樣我們才有機(jī)會(huì)到這里來(lái)吃點(diǎn)東西。”

???????“如果有一樣?xùn)|西我可以擁有的話，我真的想見(jiàn)見(jiàn)我的妻子和父母。”

—— 電力維修工Tamura

???????“他們非常安靜。沒(méi)有人談?wù)摬褪常o他們送上啤酒遭遇的也是拒絕。和他們說(shuō)話，得到的回應(yīng)依舊是黑暗，是恐懼，一次又一次地反復(fù)涌現(xiàn)。”

—— 　勇士們的臨時(shí)休息點(diǎn)海王丸號(hào)的船長(zhǎng)Susumu Toya