French nuclear energy

　　法國核能

　　FOR France, nuclear power has long been a sourceof national pride. Its European Pressurised Reactor is the worlds most advanced nuclear reactor and some consider it the safest. But sincethe nuclear accident at Fukushima in Japan, potential buyers have been having secondthoughts

　　核能已經讓法國引以為豪多年。法國第三代反應堆被認為是目前世界上最先進核反應堆，有些人認為也是最安全的。但自日本福島核電站事故發(fā)生后，潛在的買家已經開始重新考慮這一想法了。

　　On December 12th Areva, Frances state-owned nuclear champion, said it would take a 2.4billion charge against profits. This will give the firm its first ever operating loss, ofperhaps 1.6 billion for 2011. That hurts.

　　12月12號，阿海琺這家法國國有一流核能企業(yè)，沖抵受益為24 億歐元。這會將是該公司有史以來第一筆運營虧損，2011虧損額大約為16億歐元。這可傷大了。

　　Areva is the worlds only one-stop nuclear shop, selling everything from uranium to fuelrecycling. Much of the charge came from a slump in the value of UraMin, a uranium-mining firmbought for a giddy price in 2007, when nuclear power was surging. The price of uranium, whichfuels reactors, tumbled afterwards .

　　阿海琺是目前世界上唯一的一站式核反應車間，銷售范圍包括從鈾礦石到能源回收。多數虧損是由于UraMin身價猛跌導致的，UraMin是2007年，當這家核能企業(yè)業(yè)務擴張時，斥巨資收購的鈾礦石生產公司，鈾核反應堆的燃料價格隨即受到重創(chuàng)。

　　Before Fukushima, Arevas managers went on a hiring binge, expecting rapid growth in sales torich and emerging markets alike. Now the firm will cut costs and investment, fire workers andsell assets.

　　在福島核電站之前，阿海琺的經理們進行了大規(guī)模的招聘，期望其業(yè)務能同時在發(fā)達國家市場和新興市場上都迅速增長。而現在，在這家公司將要削減成本和投資，裁員以及出售資產了。

　　In Europe, Arevas most profitable market, people are newly nervous about nuclear power.Germany, Switzerland and Belgium have all opted to abandon it. Lower natural-gas prices havemade it less competitive. And serious carbon curbs, which would boost a business that emitsvirtually no carbon dioxide, are nowhere in sight.

　　在歐洲，這塊阿海琺利潤最高的市場上，人們最近開始對核能不放心了。德國，瑞士和比利時皆已拋棄了核能。更低的天然氣價格已經讓核能失去了以往的競爭力。加上現在還沒有出臺的碳排放懲罰，這可能會催生零排放的新生意。

　　French nuclear energy

　　法國核能

　　FOR France, nuclear power has long been a sourceof national pride. Its European Pressurised Reactor is the worlds most advanced nuclear reactor and some consider it the safest. But sincethe nuclear accident at Fukushima in Japan, potential buyers have been having secondthoughts

　　核能已經讓法國引以為豪多年。法國第三代反應堆被認為是目前世界上最先進核反應堆，有些人認為也是最安全的。但自日本福島核電站事故發(fā)生后，潛在的買家已經開始重新考慮這一想法了。

　　On December 12th Areva, Frances state-owned nuclear champion, said it would take a 2.4billion charge against profits. This will give the firm its first ever operating loss, ofperhaps 1.6 billion for 2011. That hurts.

　　12月12號，阿海琺這家法國國有一流核能企業(yè)，沖抵受益為24 億歐元。這會將是該公司有史以來第一筆運營虧損，2011虧損額大約為16億歐元。這可傷大了。

　　Areva is the worlds only one-stop nuclear shop, selling everything from uranium to fuelrecycling. Much of the charge came from a slump in the value of UraMin, a uranium-mining firmbought for a giddy price in 2007, when nuclear power was surging. The price of uranium, whichfuels reactors, tumbled afterwards .

　　阿海琺是目前世界上唯一的一站式核反應車間，銷售范圍包括從鈾礦石到能源回收。多數虧損是由于UraMin身價猛跌導致的，UraMin是2007年，當這家核能企業(yè)業(yè)務擴張時，斥巨資收購的鈾礦石生產公司，鈾核反應堆的燃料價格隨即受到重創(chuàng)。

　　Before Fukushima, Arevas managers went on a hiring binge, expecting rapid growth in sales torich and emerging markets alike. Now the firm will cut costs and investment, fire workers andsell assets.

　　在福島核電站之前，阿海琺的經理們進行了大規(guī)模的招聘，期望其業(yè)務能同時在發(fā)達國家市場和新興市場上都迅速增長。而現在，在這家公司將要削減成本和投資，裁員以及出售資產了。

　　In Europe, Arevas most profitable market, people are newly nervous about nuclear power.Germany, Switzerland and Belgium have all opted to abandon it. Lower natural-gas prices havemade it less competitive. And serious carbon curbs, which would boost a business that emitsvirtually no carbon dioxide, are nowhere in sight.

　　在歐洲，這塊阿海琺利潤最高的市場上，人們最近開始對核能不放心了。德國，瑞士和比利時皆已拋棄了核能。更低的天然氣價格已經讓核能失去了以往的競爭力。加上現在還沒有出臺的碳排放懲罰，這可能會催生零排放的新生意。