He was the leading participant in efforts to put out the fire which was emitting radioactive contamination into the air, and so played a key role in minimising Britain's worst nuclear disaster.
彼は放射能汚染物質を大気中に放出していた原子炉火災を消火する上で重要な役割を果たし、英国最悪の原子力災害を最小限に抑えた。