朝鲜正重建轻水反应堆

时间：2012-05-17 07:15:53

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North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor1 that could be used to support its nuclear programme after ''months of inactivity'', a United States institute says.

美国一家机构称，“安静数月后”，朝鲜重新开始建设轻水反应堆，为以后的核计划提供支持。

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North Korea is 'close to completion' of the reactor containment building
The analysis was based on satellite photographs taken on 30 April showing new construction at the Yongbyon site.

Pyongyang is ''now close to completion'' of the reactor containment building, the institute said.

But it may take one to two more years before the site is fully3 operational.

The reactor, which Pyongyang says is to meet energy needs, is a prototype for other, larger reactors4 already in the pipeline5, says the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul.

The ''next major step in construction'' following the completion of the building would be the loading of ''heavy components6, such as the pressure vessel7, steam generator8 and pressuriser（密封，增压） '' through the roof, said the analysis published on the 38north website.

The institute at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University has been analysing satellite photographs of the experimental light water reactor since last year.

It tracked ''rapid progress'' in 2011 and found that work at the site stopped in late December.

''Exactly why the work stopped remains9 unclear,'' the institute said.

It could have been partly due to the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in December, or more likely, the approach of winter, it added.

Pyongyang first revealed that it was building a new reactor in 2010 when it showed US scientists a uranium enrichment plant reportedly producing fuel for the new facility.

Officials said both the light water reactor and enrichment plant were meant to produce power for civilian10 use.

But experts said the reactor could be used to produce plutonium（钚） and the plant could be converted to produce highly enriched uranium for weapons.

News of progress on the reactor site comes amid reports that North Korea may be planning to carry out a third nuclear test.


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1 reactor jTnxL     
n.反应器；反应堆
参考例句：
  • The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
  • Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。
2 containment fZnyi     
n.阻止，遏制；容量
参考例句：
  • Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。
  • Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。
3 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
4 reactors 774794d45796c1ac60b7fda5e55a878b     
起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆
参考例句：
  • The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
  • The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。
5 pipeline aNUxN     
n.管道，管线
参考例句：
  • The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
  • A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
6 components 4725dcf446a342f1473a8228e42dfa48     
（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分
参考例句：
  • the components of a machine 机器部件
  • Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。
7 vessel 4L1zi     
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
8 generator Kg4xs     
n.发电机，发生器
参考例句：
  • All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
  • This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。
9 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
10 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

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