一家防务公司已披露提案，拟将前莫斯莫兰化工厂改建为生产武器零部件的工厂。
A defence firm has revealed proposals to convert the former Mossmorran chemical plant into a factory producing weapons components.
位于考登比附近的法夫乙烯厂在运营40年后于2月停止生产，其所有者埃克森美孚表示，该厂在财务上已不可持续。
The Fife Ethylene Plant near Cowdenbeath ceased production in February after 40 years as its owner ExxonMobil said it was no longer financially viable.
有400多名员工受到此次关停的影响。这家能源巨头表示，预计需要到2028年才能完全退役该场地，并确保其拆除安全。
More than 400 staff were affected by the closure. The energy giant said it anticipates it will take until 2028 to fully decommission the site and and make it safe for dismantling.
上个月，防务承包商TBG国际有限公司向法夫议会提交了将该场地改建为“含能材料制造设施”的预申请审查请求。含能材料是指作为武器关键组成部分的炸药、推进剂和烟火剂。
Last month, defence contractor TBG International Limited submitted a pre-application screening request to Fife Council for the conversion of the site into an "energetics manufacturing facility". Energetic materials are the explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics that are key components in weapons.
根据这些计划，将建设“工艺建筑、配有相关土方工程的覆土储库、附属建筑、通道、停车场、景观绿化、排水及相关基础设施”。该计划还将对该场地的现有办公室和仓库进行改造和重新利用。
The plans would see the construction of "process buildings, earth-covered storage magazines with associated earthworks, ancillary buildings, access, parking, landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure". They would also see existing offices and warehouses at the site altered and re-used.
法夫议会致这家总部位于汉普郡的公司的一封信表明，拟议的开发项目需要进行环境影响评估。
A letter from Fife Council to the Hampshire-based firm indicates the proposed development will require an environmental impact assessment to be carried out.
今年3月，苏格兰政府承诺在未来三年内拨款900万英镑，用于支持劳动力并确保该场地的长期未来。几天后，英国政府宣布向莫斯莫兰的新项目投资900万英镑。当时英国政府表示，正向潜在投资者“积极推介”该场地。
In March, the Scottish government pledged £9m to be spent over the next three years to support the workforce and secure a long-term future for the site. Days later the UK government announced a £9m investment in new projects at Mossmorran. At the time it said the site was being "actively marketed" to potential investors.
苏格兰事务大臣道格拉斯·亚历山大表示，这笔资金取决于是否能提出合适的投资提案并“确立合适的商业伙伴”。
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said the funding was contingent on suitable investment proposals being brought forward and "appropriate commercial partners being identified".
去年，埃克森美孚在承认违反莫斯莫兰火炬排放规定后被罚款17.6万英镑。
Last year ExxonMobil was fined £176,000 after pleading guilty to flaring emission breaches at Mossmorran.
2019年4月，由于火炬燃烧产生过大噪音（被形容听起来像喷气式发动机）持续了近一周，苏格兰环保监督机构苏格兰环保局收到了数百起投诉。
Scotland's environmental watchdog Sepa had received hundreds of complaints in April 2019 when flaring created excessive noise - described as sounding like a jet engine - for almost a week.
部分投诉者住在5.5英里外的柯科迪，当地居民称他们担心会发生重大爆炸。另有人称这干扰了他们的睡眠，并导致房屋震动。
Some of those complaining lived five-and-a-half miles away in Kirkcaldy and local residents said they feared a major explosion was imminent. Others claimed it disturbed their sleep and caused their houses to shake.
柯科迪地方法院法官詹姆斯·威廉姆森表示，这给社区造成了相当大的焦虑。
Sheriff James Williamson at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court said it caused considerable anxiety to the community.
埃克森美孚表示，实际并未造成危险，但该公司已查明失误并进行了改进。
ExxonMobil said there was no actual danger but it identified failings and made improvements.
苏格兰环保局表示，2019年的火炬燃烧引发了该机构有史以来针对单一环境事件收到的最多投诉。
Sepa said the 2019 flaring sparked the highest number of complaints it ever received for a single environmental event.
化学火炬燃烧用于释放压力，而不仅仅是将潜在危险化学品排入环境。这种情况通常发生在出现问题且无法正常处理的气体被燃烧时。火炬燃烧可能意味着原本有价值的产品和能源产能的大量损失。
Chemical flaring is used to relieve pressure without simply pumping potentially dangerous chemicals into the environment. It generally happens when a problem has arisen and gas which cannot be processed properly is burned. Flaring can represent a large loss of otherwise valuable products and energy capacity.