To be sure, the environmental impact on those living close to Fukushima may take many years to remediate. But the response in many quarters – not least in Germany, Switzerland, and other countries that immediately condemned and retreated from nuclear energy – once again typified an enduring lack of knowledge concerning two fundamental issues.
事实上，福岛第一核电站防护海塘遇袭之后几小时甚至几天内所发生的事情尽管令人震惊，却称得上是核电安全性的一次有力证明。诚然，福岛附近居民所遇到的环境冲击需要很多年才能得到纠正。但许多国家对此的反应——特别是德国、瑞士和其他一些立刻叫停核能的国家——再一次暴露出人们长久以来在两大基本问题上的无知。