It boomed in the nineteen-fifties and sixties, when the region's uranium mining and processing thrived.

它在二十世纪五六十年代曾经繁荣过，当时这个地区铀矿的开采与加工很兴旺。

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A secret Iranian uranium-processing facility was discovered.

伊朗一处秘密的铀浓缩设施被发现。

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Three workers at a uranium-processing plant in Tokaimura, then the center of the Japanese nuclear-power industry, improperly mixed a uranium solution. A blue flash heralded trouble.

当时的东海村是日本核能源工业的中心，而三名铀处理厂的工人铀混合操作不当，随之而来的蓝光预示着麻烦的来临。

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Mr.Obama urged Tehran to agree to a U.N.proposal to ship its uranium abroad for processing, adding that time for diplomacy on the issue is running out.

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The fact that if Tehran surrendered most of the uranium it has been processing at its Natanz enrichment facility it would ease worries that its effort is weapons related.

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Officials have said the plan for Iran to export uranium for processing abroad under safeguards for its medical reactor could be a model for a broader deal to resolve concerns that its nominally-peaceful program is weapons-related.

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Iran was set to resume uranium processing today, the day of the presidential inaugural, but then announced one more delay until early next week, ostensibly to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency time to get its monitoring equipment in place.

NPR: Iran's Leader May Favor a Showdown

JCO, the company that operates the uranium-processing plant at Tokaimura, had quietly compiled a manual that encouraged workers to cut corners, quite illegally, to reduce costs.

ECONOMIST: All over in a flash

Iran is mulling over a proposal to stop processing uranium in exchange for economic incentives.

NPR: Bush Praised in Europe for Approach to Iran