What if we can’t get nuclear by 2021,what are the impacts?
Electricity is an essential need for our daily usage. the use of electricity range from lighting up our bulbs to manufacturing goods. Whereby, the use of electricity in our country increases each and every year and with the amount of electricity that we are producing now, we wont be able to supply enough electricity for the whole country in years to come.
Therefore, if nuclear is not introduced by the year 2021, the total amount of energy production wouldn't be enough to cope with the increasing amount of demand for electricity since the fossil fuel in the country is depleting. For the country to be more developed more industries has to be introduced and for the operation of it electricity is needed. Following this, with less electricity the country wouldn't be able to develop.
Besides that, buying over fossil fuel or other means of power generation from foreign countries would result in high tariff for electricity which would reflect directly on the public. Adding to it, if the country that we are getting the fossil fuel supplied from has a political dispute on our country, then the supply of fuel would be cut to none and power production would be put to halt and leaves us in total darkness and this might be the biggest "earth day" celebration in the world.
Next, if by 2021 nuclear is not introduced then the amount of coal fired plants would be increased and would result in the emission of more green house gases and leads to a terrible global warming and the north and south poles might melt and raise the sea water level and lead to other disasters.
Therefore, to overcome all this problems and to create a greener and more developed Malaysia nuclear technology has to be adopted into the country. Nuclear reactors raise only one common question, the safety. The latest generation nuclear reactors are designed for safety, actually over designed for safety thus public don't have to worry and should agree for a nuclear reactor to be build here in Malaysia for the betterment of our generation and the future generation.
Having nuclear plants in Malaysia could be the answer to satisfy our nation's thirst for electricity. Malaysians consume more than 99.25 billion kWh last year. Staggering as it is, we continue to consume more each year,
ReplyDeletethus the need for the government to take action by introducing nuclear power.
It is true that nuclear power generates a stable flow of electricity at a lower price compared to our present coal and crude oil prices. It is also true that it is a renewable source of energy, but there is the hidden cost to all of this energy. To harness this energy our country need to consider the safety of civilians, since we are new in this field, we need to prepare our country to the highest technological capacity to deal with unforeseen mishaps. In order to ensure this we need to train hundreds or thousands of nuclear scientists. This is possible, but the government needs to fork out billions of ringgit to train the next generation of nuclear scientists.
Besides professional handling, other factors such as theft of nuclear materials, mishandling and other substantial costs should be acknowledged before we venture into this field.
There is also the environmental effects, which happens during the mining of uranium where this may lead to pollution.
Instead of jumping straight to nuclear power, we should try and go into harnessing power in other ways such as solar, biomass, wind or even hydro, which we can go into and improve the technology.
A better solution is for people like us to reduce the amount of energy we consume each day.
Muhamad Rifdy Bin Samsudin
ed_dy12@hotmail.com
I agree and disagree with your opinions. I agree that nuclear power should be implemented in Malaysia for the following reasons:
ReplyDelete1) Fossil fuels are depleting
2) Nuclear is a sustainable form of energy
3) It is a very 'clean' form of power generation
4) It is the forward way to go in the 21st century
However I also disagree and have my reservations over nuclear implementation because:
1) The cost of making a nuclear power plant is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. Thus, this could lead to IPP and TNB raising their tariffs immensely to offset the 'financial damage'. This will cause financial difficulties for the rakyat.
2) The omnipresent safety issue. Indeed , after the Chernobyl disaster, the public have a negative view on nuclear power generation. I know that they are made very safe, butttt in the quite likely event of a disaster , it could be catastrophic to our nation in terms of lives lost and infrastructural damage.
Thus the above are my 2 cents on nuclear power generation. I hope to receive feedback from you. Thanks,
JASON FRANCIS
jason_spyboy@yahoo.com
Hi blogger,
ReplyDeleteWhat your saying is true. The debate about whether to build nuclear energy reactors is again in full swing. It is necessary, as we become more aware about the magnitude of the climate change through the global warming phenomenon. What im trying to say is that we have already tried many other sources to generate sufficient energy why are we still nagging on uncertain doubts? Besides, we can cleary see the outcome from a nuclear power plant trough other countries......I think we should give it A GO.....As there more precise and cutting edge technologies available to makesure no mistakes to hapen and keep us safe....
PAVANESVARAAN SUBRAMANIAM
Instead of having a nuclear plant to generate electricity, Malaysia should focus more on development of solar thermal energy due to its climate and landforms.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is often said that solar cannot produce base load electricity, solar thermal energy is probably the only currently available technology which can be considered for a globally dominant role in the electricity sector over the next 40 years.
An immediate advantage is that load-following solar plant does not
need expensive peaking plant backup. It is clear that natural correlations can be used to economic advantage in solar power system design.
The relevance of base load generation as a technical strategy needs to be carefully re-examined. Human activity does not correlate well with base load coal or nuclear output. It should by now be recognized that base load is what coal and nuclear technologies produce, not what is required by society and the environment.
Thanks.
Nor 'Azman Bin Zubir
ME 083614
robestuek@yahoo.com
hello..
ReplyDeleteafter read your post and others comment,i still dont know whether malaysia should build power plant to generate nuclear energy or not.It is because too many reasons and facts that make achievement of nuclear energy in malaysia still a dream.
as we know,energy generated by nuclear very green but the cost is very2 high.furthermore, many malaysian people still not understand thoroughly about nuclear power.all people still think nuclear energy very dangerous and can caused death although the current technology in nuclear power plant very smart and powerful.
but,i also kindly agree with robe's idea which is we should focus on thermal energy development since the cost surely lower than nuclear energy.why not we try this thermal energy technology first before straightly go to nuclear energy?just my 1 cents..@_@
thanx,
muhamad danial bin dasuki
me083590
den_nell90@yahoo.com
hi,
ReplyDeletemy question is:
is nuclear power plant still a necessary for us as we haven't fully utilised Bakun powerplant yet..
and what are the plans to manage the waste which will be produced by nuclear power generation?
tq
utrasenan a/l gunasegaran
me083416
utrasenan_87@yahoo.com
hi,
ReplyDeletei think engineers should come out with other alternative idea instead of using nuclear. since it will give a lots of problem such as.
1) cost
2) places in building it
3) EFFECTS OF IT UPON ENVIRONMET
4) the availability of the material
mohd fazli ramly
mrfazli@rocketmail.com
hi, in my point of view nuclear is not the only option from which our country can generate electricity like many other world countries which lack of natural resource. In Malaysia we are blessed with ample of water resources where we could generate electricity by taming the nature to work for us and I also agree with ultrasenan buiding a nuclear reactor is unnecessary when we haven't fully utilise well our existing power plant.
ReplyDeleteThirukumaran a/l Ramasamy Chettear
thiru_5519@hotmail.com
hi,
ReplyDeleteInstead of having a nuclear power plant to generate electricity in Malaysia,we should focus more on development of WIND POWER TURBINE because:
1) wind is free and with modern technology it can be captured efficiently.
2) Once the wind turbine is built the energy it produces does not cause green house gases or other pollutants.
3)Wind turbines are available in a range of sizes which means a vast range of people and businesses can use them. Single households to small towns and villages can make good use of range of wind turbines available today.
Having these kind of power system generation in our country will help avoid undesirable situations such as in Chernobyl and also save cost because the maintenance for nuclear power plant very high and to operation it needs lots of professionals in that field.
AMREET RAJ SINGH
ME 083528
(amreet90@hotmail.com)
What if by 2021 Malaysia doesn't get nuclear, is an important question, for at least two reasons. First, the increasing demand on energy nowdays for electricity and fossil fuel,leads to this, It's probably not a question of whether we'll see more nuclear reactors, but how many we going to build in Malaysia
ReplyDeleteSecond, unlike solar and wind alternatives, the high cost of nuclear energy shows no sign of falling any time soon. If we go down this road, we are committing considerable financial resources. And when you get right down to it, that's what the debate is all about: how much are we willing to spend on the transition to a post-fossil-fuel era?
KESAVAN S/O MOHANADAS
CE083434
kesavan712554gmail.com
agree with Muhamad Rifdy Bin Samsudin (ed_dy12@hotmail.com) post. instead of planting nuclear energy, we should try other sources or by improving the present technologies and facilities in harnessing power. in my opinion we really should spent much money in order to prepare profesional trainer in planting nuclear energy because some mistake will cause very dangerous effect to the country. planting nuclear really need a serious comittment
ReplyDeletemuhammad safwan bin mohd shakri
me083869
rises_alry@Hotmail.com
hye..i do agree with jason opinion..we do need the nuclear energy as a counter measure to our depleting current resources..but then again i agree with the author that we should support the indusrty as it is a necessity..yes,building a nuclear power station cost a lott,and there will be issues on tariff on the bill to offset the financial issue..the same statement is also true if we continue to use fossil fuel as our energy resources..the crude oil price is rising steeply which is abous usd140 per barrel..so it is good for us to take actions and support the nuclear energy plant..nuclear is a green and sustaineble energy..yes,there is some safety issues that must be handled..but then again,if the proper and efficient ways is carrried out,i believe we can avoid any tragedy and harness the benefits of nuclear energy in along time
ReplyDeletefirdaus bin julaihi
me083542
dozs73@gmail.com
In my opinion I think that the time has arrive for Malaysia to put on steps in nuclear energy production.Its because our country is in a big dillema cause of lacking of energy in future.So the best way to overcome the problem is none than nuclear energy.But only with all the perfect preparation to apply and operate it as trained people to handle it safely.
ReplyDeleteKantharrajan sandaram
me083559
rajan_9849@yahoo.com
hello , one simple question from me . in gaining nuclear energy, we need a nuclear power plant . some sort like a big one . so where do you the best best place for the nuclear power plant in our country ? would it affect the surroundings? Thankyou.
ReplyDeleteNormie Suhaida binti Ab Rasul
normie.sd@hotmail.com
Hi blogger
ReplyDeleteWhy don’t we just find out new sources of energy..for example using solar energy instead of nuclear..solar energy is known as more clean and environmental friendly energy compare to nuclear energy..since it has been found years ago, so our task is just to improve and upgrade the existing technology of solar energy..
nik zakaria bin nik mustoffa
me083873
nik_nod32@yahoo.com
in my opinion we do not need to wait until 2021 to start this revolution. Today is the best time to move. while the value of uranium still in low prices and only a few country just started this revolution, i think this is the great time for us to follow their step... the earlier bird can get the fresher worm...
ReplyDeleteMOHD FAIZ BIN MOHAMED RUSDI
park_axe@yahoo.com
me083874
according to The Star (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/31/focus/5962509&sec=focus) Malaysia produced 42% reserved energy and being waste when not in use, unlike Japan that has only single digit percent of reserved energy. By this, i can concluded that supply is not a problem in Malaysia, we are oversupplied!
ReplyDeleteThis problem should be solved first before changing to renewable source power plant, if not more power will be waste.
AIDIL AZLAN BIN MOHD FITRI
ME083526
aidil.azlan@yahoo.com
I think that nowadays energy sources like coal,petroleum and fossil fuels are exhausted in Malaysia and other countries.So we need alternative energy source like nuclear energy to overcome the problem.But we must also need to find other energy like solar,wind or others so that we not depend to nuclear energy only to build in Malaysia.But i must say that nuclear is the best solution to this problem because it is reduction in pollutants,low long term cost and malaysia would be able to bringing valued knowledge and experience, potentially creating more jobs, increasing revenue and development in the community nearby.
ReplyDeleteThank you
Ahmad Aizat b Arifin
artseni14@gmail.com
According to your post above, it is as if nuclear power generator is the only choice we have to continue supplying energy to the whole country. Even if we neglect the extremely high cost to build and maintain these generators, there are still certain down sides of these generators such as the possibility of radiation leakage. In my opinion, we should first consider other alternatives such as solar or biomass. We have to compare the pros and cons of these alternatives, and then pick the most suitable way of generating power for our country.
ReplyDeleteNG KAH HOO
nakahee_90@yahoo.com
It is the best choice to replace coal fired plants with nuclear power plant. In case we run out of fossil fuel resource. We don't have to rely on the foreign country to generate electricity.
ReplyDeleteENGKU AHMAD AZIZAN HAFIDZI
eazizan90@yahoo.com
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ReplyDeleteI think even if Malaysia still don't have nuclear energy by 2021, Malaysia can still survive with fuel oils. This can be done if Malaysia are willingly to use hyrid technology in cars.
ReplyDeleteWAN MOHAMED AFIF BIN WAN MANSOR
afif_blackcat@yahoo.com
I agree with Amreet,Malaysia can practice other alternative in order to contribute to a sustainable future for Malaysia.
ReplyDelete'Sustainable development' which mean development that meets the needs of the present generation without comprimising the ability of the future generations to meets their needs.
It sounds good,Malaysia should put more effort on this matter.
THANKS,
name: JAFFREEN BIN JAAFAR
emel: jeff_kyo90@yahoo.com
Talk is easy, implementing it is another.
ReplyDelete1.To supply electricity to peninsular malaysia by solar energy, we need a solar field as big as PERLIS. Doesnt sound too practical for me.
2. hydro power also has a few advantages. nah read it here. http://www.alternative-energy-resources.net/disadvantages-of-hydropower.html
The safety of the nuclear power is improving day by day, experts from around the world
are trying to improve the safety level of nuclear power plant. As i checked, the last nuclear disaster occur in 2004 and there is no radiation escaped. If we are able to build a nuclear energy by 2021, im sure the safety of nuclear power will be in a higher level.
Not to mention it is a green energy. More green house effect and Pollution is the last thing we need.
Muhammad Naim Bin Zulkifli
fort89@yahoo.com
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the blogger.Malaysia need to have nuclear power plant because the energy that is produced higher if compared to hydroelectric power plant. So,the cost in producing the energy is lower. Even though the cost of building a nuclear power plant is very high, its lifespan could go on for about 60 years, benefiting up to three generations.Many people worry about the safety. According to Malaysian Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) chairman Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Noramly,he said "People talk about safety, but remember there have only been two accidents involving nuclear power plants, both due to human error and the lack of safety devices". So,these problem may happen in any power plant. Since in secondary school we learned on the good use of nuclear power. Therefore,from now on,we should learn on accepting the nuclear power. The nuclear power is the best!
ReplyDeleteMohamad Ashiff Bin Kamaludin
ars_shiffy@yahoo.com
According to your topic "What if by 2021 Malaysia doesn't get nuclear.....", i think biomass is the best way since it's renewable energy and Malaysia had these source.
ReplyDeletePotential of Biomass Energy Resources
- Oil Palm Residues
- Paddy Residues
- Sugar cane Residues
- Wood Residues
- Municipal Solid Wastes
name: Mohamad `Adif Bin Jemarin
email: ucukadif@yahoo.com
I strongly agree with this article because it is true if nuclear is not introduced by the year 2021, the total amount of energy production wouldn't be enough to cope with the increasing amount of demand for electricity since the fossil fuel in the country is depleting...
ReplyDeleteYOGASWERAROW A\L SREE RAMALU
ME084029
yoges.sphinx_cruisevirgo88@yahoo.com
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ReplyDeletehallow guys...
ReplyDeletehere i would like to shared with you all about nuclear if it have in malaysia...
how about the biggest obstacle to nuclear energy is public and political acceptance? There is a need to overcome fear and anxiety from people who think that anything nuclear is very dangerous. So for your knowledge that you have,how can you all want to explain to public or want to give a hight level conviction to us???
khuzaimi bin kamaruddin
acai_otai@yahoo.com
hi,
ReplyDeleteI think Malaysia should go for nuclear.
As we all know fossil fuels are depleting, and its price is increasing as demand for it is increasing. If Malaysia depend only to these fossil fuel, the increasing price will eventually give a pressure to malaysian people.
Next, Malaysia will not be able to fulfill the increasing demand for electricity in future due to increase in population just by depending on fossil fuel and renewable energy.
If Malaysia, go for nuclear energy it will solve all the problem above and will also prevent the global warming, which could cause extinction to human race.
JIVITHAN A/L KANDEEBAN
ME083555
jiviremo@yahoo.com
Malaysia now is producing almost 40% reserved energy which goes on waste. which is stated by my friend aidil azlan. we are oversupplied and i agree with his statement. but as time goes on and our population increases, the amount of demand for electricity also rises. since the fossil fuel in the country is depleting, i have to agree with blogger by opting nuclear energy.
ReplyDeleteGULSHANJIT SINGH(ME083709)
shanjitscsa@yahoo.com
We must be able to look at this point of a moment.Yes for know nuclear power is not an essential YET,but hw about in the not to distan future??
ReplyDeleteStudies shows that fossil fuels are only able to last for the next 40 years world wide, harvesting solar as well as wind or other forms of energy would not be sufficient enough to satisfy the consumption of energy by us as humans.
Therefor we need an reliable source of energy and we need it fast, where huge amount a energy can be dissipited in a short amount of time. I personaly think its nuclear energy.
Time is runing out,Hw long are we goin to waste our time finding for other source of renewable energy when the answer to our question is right infront of our eye. thank you.
R.Tevan Nair (ME083630)
dr.spiceinlife@yahoo.com
its a very good topic, very true fact that our country is depleting in its fossil fuel and coal and what not. its time to take a step forward to the next phase of energy, the closest and easiest to use is the nuclear energy, why not put it to good use. if manages in a good way, it will bring the country more good than bad.
ReplyDelete-justin peter joseph-
-terbalik_just23@hotmail.com-
Hi guys, we are the bloggers of this blog.....sorry for the delay in answering your questions... we got held up with exams and stuffs. We are going to answer all your questions and some of it will be done in bulk since you ask the same questions... Muhammad Rifdy, those were some good questions and comments. For the concern on nuclear theft, there are tracking devices that are being used with GPS to do real time tracking of nuclear materials (http://www.inl.gov/technicalpublications/Documents/4284994.pdf).
ReplyDeleteThis would be a good solution. Regarding other alternative power generation, we are not saying don't implement them. What we are saying is that those method would not generate enough energy to supply for the base demand in the country. All this alternative could coherently produce energy along side nuclear. The part that you said about reducing consumption of electricity is nice but whether people are willing to is a big issue.
Jason, I agree with you on the matter that the cost for making the nuclear power plant is high but if you take a look at it on the long run, there is no high cost for the operation since no buying of high cost fuel is not needed. Comparing this with the fossil fuel and coal fired plants, the price is higher and the price is still rising. This could also lead to increase on tariff. The ROI for the power plant can always be made to be after a long time and this would ensure a cheaper price for electricity. Talking bout the accident, you might wanna check out this page first (http://www.unitedjustice.com/death-statistics.html). Looking at that, we could see that fatal accidents do occur very often, but that doesn't stop us from doing all the things like flying. The Chernobyl accident left under 50 people dead and its not like a nuclear reactor accidents occur every year. Safety measures for nuclear reactors are being increased as much as possible. If we keep on having a negative impression on something we tend to not change our perceptions. So try to look at the bright of nuclear reactor.
ReplyDeleteNor Azman, about your suggestion on solar, I'm gonna give you the same answer that I gave Rifdy. We are not saying don't try solar, but it will never be enough and if at all a solar farm as big as that is going to be produce, the size of the field would be enormous and that's not environmental friendly. Adding to it, a PV panel is capable of producing 3kw and the cost for it is $6500 ( http://www.house-energy.com/Solar/Prices-PV.htm). That is without exporting. Adding to what you said on the climate and land forms, for the optimal output of power optimal solar concentration is needed and Malaysia is well known for having lots of cloud. Clouds do block sun light and reduce the solar concentration. Therefore, nuclear is the best because it doesn't rely on all of this.
ReplyDeleteUtrasenan, I'm not sure if you are aware of the global warming that is occurring in earth now. The problems with this kind of dams are that large area of clearance is needed and this means destruction of mother nature. This leads to lesser tree and lesser absorption of CO2. If we are going green, hydros are also not so environmental-friendly. About the waste management, please do check out out post on "Nuclear waste management".
ReplyDeleteFazli, about the effects of nuclear on the environment, check out our post on how is nuclear green and also waste management. According to my lecturers, there are already 5 possible sights for the construction but the name of the place is classified.
ReplyDeleteHi Amreet, this is a good page for you to view and get some info ((http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/wind-power4.htm)).
ReplyDeleteAccording to that, a 80 m diameter wind turbine could only produce 2500 kw if there is a constant wind of speed 33mph. Having a higher efficiency wind turbine is good, but if there is no enough wind speed to get the thrust, what is the point? Since we are located at the equator, the wind flow is very low and the space required is large. It takes 400 wind turbine of such massive size to produce electricity as equivalent to a nuclear reactor.
Normie, comparatively speaking a nuclear power plant containment is 130' wide and 160' tall, while the world trade center was 208' wide and 1353' tall. This shows how comparatively small the plant is. One of the criterion for choosing the site for the construction would be the availability of water reservoir for the purpose of cooling down. Regarding the effect to surrounding, check out our post on how nuclear is green and nuclear waste management. That should give a rough idea how it wouldn't be effecting the surrounding.
ReplyDeleteNg Kah,
ReplyDeleteTo make it clear, we are not saying that nuclear is the only option but looking at our current power options nuclear is the best choice. It does incur high cost for construction, but it doesn't for maintenance compared to other sources.
Wan Mohamad,
ReplyDeleteWhat you are saying is true. The fossil fuel would still be available in 2021 but the main concern here is that the global warming on us human race. Check this out, http://www.philforhumanity.com/Global_Warming.html. It was also said that, an increase of 1 degree Celsius could cause 20% of population to be extincted. This is why we are trying to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Even if we are using hybrid technology, the production of the electricity would still be from coal firing or fossil fuels. This would still increase global warming. Thats where the alternative nuclear reactor comes in with no carbon dioxide emission.
Khuzaimi,
ReplyDeleteThank you for asking the question about how. The power of spreading the facts about nuclear safety is in our hands right now. It is kind of hard to change the perception of public on nuclear. All that they think is about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki accident and the effect of it plus the the 2 accident in Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. Thinking about it, the fatal count for people travelling on a plane is higher compared to nuclear reactor accident but people are still more scared of nuclear. It is our job the nuclear educated students to spread out the importance and safety in it. This is what we are doing here on this blog. We have now reached you guys the student of UNITEN. Hopefully in the near future we can do the same to the public since internet is a powerful way of communication. We are sharing the knowledge we know to you guys and you could do the same to rest since it is our world and we are gonna be the future leaders. May the power be with you and all the other student who are reading this. :p
To all those who supported the usage of nuclear reactors, Pavanesvaraan, Firdaus, Kantharajan, Mohd Faiz, Ahmad Aizat, Engku, Naim, Ashiff, Adif, Yoges, Jivithan, Gulshan, Tevan, and Justin.
ReplyDeleteIf you all are planning to do some good to the human race by reducing the green house gas emission please do spread out the news that nuclear is in the house.
Thank you all for commenting and questioning us. We appreciate all of your comments and hopefully the answers cleared of your doubts.