Experts Call for Local and Regional Control of Sites for Radioactive Waste

　　The main goal, should be to provide the Unied States with multiple process that requires acceptance by host communities and states, the authors write.

　　Going forward, efforts should be directed at locating storage facilities in the nations northeastern, southeastern, midwestern and western regions, and states within a given region should be responsible for developing solutions that suit their particular circumstances. Transportation of nuclear waste over long distances, which was a concern with the Yucca Mountain site, would be less of a problem because temporary storage or geological disposal sites could be located closer to reactors.

　　詞匯：

　　geologist n.地質學家 reactor n.反應堆，反應器 geological adj.地質的

　　1. The withdrawal of Nevadas Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclear waste repository: Nevadas Yucca Mountain：美國境內的內華達州尤卡山。nuclear waste repository：核廢物處理庫。美國能源部部長朱棣文 2009 年 3 月 5 日表示，擬在內華 達州尤卡山建設的核廢物最終處理庫將不再是美國儲存高放廢物的一個選項。

　　Princeton University：美國普林斯頓大學，建于 1746 年。

　　. was shelved：......被束之高閣。

　　 high-level nuclear waste：高放核廢物。

　　練習：

　　A Retirement. B Canceling. C Replaced. D Disposal.

　　A should be approved by the federal government.

　　D is not an important issue.

　　A Yucca Mountain was selected as the only site for a nuclear waste repository.

　　C The decision by Congress was put aside due to a number of problems. D The decision by Congress was accepted by local communities.

　　A Efforts should be made to solve the problems of transportation of nuclear waste over long distance.

　　C Efforts should be made to develop nuclear disposal sites to suit the circumstances of the region.

　　What is meant by regional approach as mentioned in the last paragraph?

　　B Geological repositories are located in a variety of rock types.

　　D Waste disposal sites are located far away from reactors.

　　 B withdrawal 是個多義詞，在句子中的意思是撤銷或中止。

　　D 第三段的第一個句子包含了 A、B 和 C 所述內容。

　　A This regional approach 的意思是：地域性方法，指的是前一段中所表述的內容， 即，地方政府應當考慮當地的特殊環境，對核廢物的處置地選擇負責。B、C 和 D 的表述 內容都是錯誤理解。

　　Experts Call for Local and Regional Control of Sites for Radioactive Waste

　　The main goal, should be to provide the Unied States with multiple process that requires acceptance by host communities and states, the authors write.

　　Going forward, efforts should be directed at locating storage facilities in the nations northeastern, southeastern, midwestern and western regions, and states within a given region should be responsible for developing solutions that suit their particular circumstances. Transportation of nuclear waste over long distances, which was a concern with the Yucca Mountain site, would be less of a problem because temporary storage or geological disposal sites could be located closer to reactors.

　　詞匯：

　　geologist n.地質學家 reactor n.反應堆，反應器 geological adj.地質的

　　1. The withdrawal of Nevadas Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclear waste repository: Nevadas Yucca Mountain：美國境內的內華達州尤卡山。nuclear waste repository：核廢物處理庫。美國能源部部長朱棣文 2009 年 3 月 5 日表示，擬在內華 達州尤卡山建設的核廢物最終處理庫將不再是美國儲存高放廢物的一個選項。

　　Princeton University：美國普林斯頓大學，建于 1746 年。

　　. was shelved：......被束之高閣。

　　 high-level nuclear waste：高放核廢物。

　　練習：

　　A Retirement. B Canceling. C Replaced. D Disposal.

　　A should be approved by the federal government.

　　D is not an important issue.

　　A Yucca Mountain was selected as the only site for a nuclear waste repository.

　　C The decision by Congress was put aside due to a number of problems. D The decision by Congress was accepted by local communities.

　　A Efforts should be made to solve the problems of transportation of nuclear waste over long distance.

　　C Efforts should be made to develop nuclear disposal sites to suit the circumstances of the region.

　　What is meant by regional approach as mentioned in the last paragraph?

　　B Geological repositories are located in a variety of rock types.

　　D Waste disposal sites are located far away from reactors.

　　 B withdrawal 是個多義詞，在句子中的意思是撤銷或中止。

　　D 第三段的第一個句子包含了 A、B 和 C 所述內容。

　　A This regional approach 的意思是：地域性方法，指的是前一段中所表述的內容， 即，地方政府應當考慮當地的特殊環境，對核廢物的處置地選擇負責。B、C 和 D 的表述 內容都是錯誤理解。