As temperatures soared , the zirconium alloy coating the fuel apparently split or melted , reacting with the steam to produce copious amounts of hydrogen gas .

随着温度的飙升，包裹燃料的锆合金熔化，和蒸汽发生反应从而产生出大量的氢气。

A bwr contains thousands of thin , straw-like tubes 12 feet in length , known as fuel rods , that in the case of fukushima are made of a zirconium alloy .

沸水反应堆中包含数千根细长的中空管即燃料棒，它长3.6米，福岛第一核电厂中的燃料棒是锆合金制成的。

Mr mphep 's pixels are pieces of zirconium dioxide , 30 microns across , that have been coated on one side with a layer of silver 1.23 microns thick .

mphep的像素点是小块的二氧化锆，每个30微米并行摆放并被一层1.23微米厚的银覆盖。

Paradoxically , though , it is a mirror in which the silver , being on top , is the transparent layer ( it is so thin that light passes easily through it ) while the zirconium dioxide ( which is normally a transparent substance ) acts as the reflective surface .

然而这有点反常，因为位于镜子中最顶层的银是透光层（太薄所以光很容易通过），而二氧化锆（正常情况下透明的）却作为反射层。