Vocabulary

hastily – поспішно, похапцем

shelter – укриття

dismantle – демонтувати

eventually – кінець кінцем, зрештою

resettlement – переселення

strengthening – укріплення

spent nuclear fuel – відпрацьоване ядерне паливо

the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)– Європейський банк реконструкції та розвитку

toll – втрати

residual environmental impact – залишковий вплив на навколишнє середовище

infamy – ганьба

Assignments

1. Read and translate text 9 using the vocabulary.

2. Make up a plan of the text.

3. Speak on:

- Advantages of the new Chornobyl shelter;

- The problems of usage of the affected areas.

Text 10. The Electric Power from Space

The idea of constructing the International space power station (ISPS) giving the electric power to terrestrial consumers, arose in 1960 and has not disappeared since then from the pages of popular and scientific editions.

The expediency of ISPS creation is dictated by inexhaustibility of solar energy, ecological reasons and the necessity to keep nowadays widely used natural energy carriers (petroleum, gas, coal) for the chemical industry needs.

ISPS with periodically removable personnel could become not only a prototype of super-power stations of the future, but also simultaneously carry out a huge amount of usual "space work" (research, supervision, experiments). The need for such ISPS is present just now, and not only the need, but an opportunity of its creation as well, under the condition of international cooperation. Thus it is necessary to take into account, that our country has first-ever mastered controlled space flights with people staying at the station within one year.

A unique replacement tool has been created and tested in the space, and cosmonauts received a unique operational experience on expansion of large-sized space constructions including additional panels of solar batteries, long working outputs in the open space. Practical use of a solar energy in astronautics began in 1958 on the first USA satellites and the third Soviet satellites. These satellites, as is known, had solar batteries.

With sad experience of the Chernobyl atomic power station failure there is a question, whether ISPS creation threatens people. The energy transfer through the atmosphere consequently influences its structure and dynamics.

The first practical experiences of wireless energy with the help of MICROWAVE - RADIATION were carried out in our country under professor S.l.Tetel'baum’s supervision in the Kiev polytechnic institute about 30 years ago. Two elementary square aerials with the square side of 100 m at a wave 1 sm long allowed to transfer energy over a distance of 50 kms with 40% efficiency, and over a distance of 5 kms – with 60% efficiency. Modern state of engineering allows to improve all the parameters of a wireless line of energy transfer essentially with the help of MICROWAVE - RADIATION.

Vocabulary

Terrestrial – земний

in aggregate – разом, у сукупності

expediency – доцільність

inexhaustibility – невичерпність, невиснаженість

circumterraneous – навколоземний

t. (ton) – тонна

Space Solar Power Station (SSPS) – космічна сонячна електростанція

aerial – антена