【日本《原子能委员会月报》1984年通卷第334号第11页报道】准确而迅速地调查和分析各国原子能发展有关动向,有助于制定日本的原子能政策。下面简要介绍美国、法国、西德及英国的核能开发利用有关动向的调查情况。最近,尽管世界经济正在缓慢上升,但由于节省能源的工作已取得成效等原因,因此,能源的消耗量正在减少。在这样的背景 [Japan Atomic Energy Commission, Monthly Report, 1984, Vol. 334, p. 11] The accurate and rapid investigation and analysis of trends in the development of atomic energy in various countries will help formulate Japan’s atomic energy policy. The following is a brief introduction of the trends of nuclear energy development and utilization in the United States, France, West Germany and the United Kingdom. Recently, despite the fact that the world economy is slowly rising, energy consumption is decreasing because of energy conservation efforts. In such a background