2017-10-08
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South Korea has already drawn up a preliminary sketch of a reactor for a 4,000-ton nuclear-powered submarine, according to military officials, Sunday.
軍方官員週日指出，南韓已繪製1艘排水量4000噸的核動力潛艦之反應爐草圖。
The Moon Jae-in administration is seeking negotiations with Washington to build the country’s own nuclear-powered submarines in line with a push to bolster military capabilities for self-defense and better cope with North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats.
為打造南韓自己的核動力潛艦，符合推動增進自衛軍事能力和進一步因應北韓不斷提升的核威脅，文在寅政府正尋求與華府協商。
The officials said scientists at the Agency for Defense Development, which is under the wing of the Ministry of National Defense, already finished the design for a nuclear reactor three years ago. This suggests the military is ready to create a nuclear submarine prototype if the Moon government completes the negotiations with the United States.
軍方官員表示，南韓國防部所屬的「國防科學研究所」研發人員，3年前即已完成1具核反應爐的設計。這暗示，若文政府與美國完成協商，南韓軍方準備打造1艘核動力潛艦的原型艦。
“The country is virtually ready to work on the detailed design of the reactor and make it once relevant policies are finalized,” an official said. “Production is estimated to take three to five years. It will require consent from the U.S. on having South Korea use uranium enriched up to 20 percent as the source for the submarine’s reactor. ” Only six nations － the U.S. ,Russia, Britain, France, China and India － have their own nuclear-powered submarines.
一位官員說，「一旦相關政策定案，南韓其實準備好著手該反應爐的細部設計及製造」，「預估要花3到5年製造，將需要美國同意讓南韓使用濃度達到20%的濃縮鈾，做為該潛艦的反應爐燃料」。全球僅美、俄、英、法、中及印度6國擁有自己的核動力潛艦。
《新聞辭典》
draw up：動詞片語，草擬、拉近（使……靠近）。Draw up a chair and sit down, and I will tell you the whole story.（拉把椅子過來坐下，我將告訴你事情的原委。）
bolster：動詞，支撐、鞏固、提高。She needs to do something to bolster her confidence.（她得設法增強自己的信心。）
work on sth：動詞片語，從事（致力）於、修改。He worked on changing his bad habits.（他努力改掉本身的陋習。）
圖為美國核動力潛艦停靠南韓港口。（法新社檔案照）
