Thus, nuclear power will halt the decline in government revenues by freeing more oil and natural gas for export. Iran’s natural gas resources, if developed, would not be a substitute for cheap nuclear power, because gas is more profitable in other uses than in power generation.
因此，发展核电会通过使更多的石油和天然气能够出口而遏制政府收入的下滑。伊朗的天然气资源即使得到充分开发也不会替代廉价核电，因为天然气用于其它用途比用来发电具有更高的经济效益。