英语翻译It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we

英语翻译
It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without.We live in a consumer society where there is an enormous demand for commercial products of all kinds.Moreover,an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment.Such an increase presumes an abundant and cheap energy supply.Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and that it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society.There are a number of other advantages in the use of nuclear energy.Firstly,nuclear power,except for accidents,is clean.A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff.The nuclear reactor represents an enormous step in our scientific evolution and,whatever the anti-nuclear group says,it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel.However,opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civil liberties.
Furthermore,it is questionable whether ultimately nuclear power is a cheap source of energy.There have,for example,been very costly accidents in America,in Britain and,of course,in Russia.The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market.In the long run,environmentalists argue,nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race.Thus,if we wish to survive,we cannot afford nuclear energy.In spite of the case against nuclear energy outlined above,nuclear energy programmes are expanding.Such an expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands.However,it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue.Having weighed up the arguments on both sides,it seems there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power.

人们时常宣称核能是一种我们无法离开的东西.我们生活在一个消费社会里,这里对各类商品有着巨大的需求.此外,工业生产的增长被看作是解决普遍失业问题的一种途径.如此这般的增长设想出一种充裕并廉价的能源供应.许多人认为核能提供了一种永不枯竭且经济实用的能量来源,而这个对一个工业化发展的社会有着至关重要的作用.使用核能还有很多其他的好处.首先,核能,如果不泄露的话,非常的清洁.其更进一步的优势是,核电站可以仅仅靠相对较少的技术和管理人员来经营.核反应堆代表了我们科技革命一个巨大的进步,而不论反核组织怎么说,指望回到使用更原始燃料的做法是错误的.但是,核能的反对者们指出,核电站不仅仅给环境,而且是给全民的自由带来了直接的威胁.
此外,核能最终是否是一种廉价的能源还是存在疑问的.例如,在美国、英国,当然还有俄国都曾经发生过惨重的事故.铀价格可能的增长,再加上更多的保证其安全的费用可以将核能挤出市场.最后,环境学者争论说,核能浪费的价值连城的资源,并且在一定程度上扰乱了生物圈,而这可以给人类带来毁灭.因此,如果我们想要幸免于难,我们就不能使用核能.不管上述列出的反对核能的例子如何,核能计划正在不断扩展.这种扩张表现为工业生产和消费者需求正在不断的增长.但是,这种增长会不会,或者说能不能持续,是值得怀疑的.在衡量了双方的辩论后,似乎除了核能以外,对其他能源还有着经济的以及生态学的原因.