We're Going Nuclear!

Pic: Susquehanna Electric Station (taken from Wiki)

It seems that TNB is exploring the posibilities of building a power plant. I used to be against the building of nuclear power plants due to the risks involve especially when looking into the disaster that is Chernobyl. But now, afer rethinking my position, I believe nuclear would be the best alternative energy source to replace gas, coal and diesel.

I had the opportunity to attend a lecture by an ex-CEO of TNB. He was one of the first pioneers in a division setup by the Government then to look into the posibility of nuclear energy. He did say that we have the capacity and the resources to build a nuclear plant. Though, he said our mind set of safety and maintenance are very poor, that it'll be a liability to the operation.

Another problem I foresee is the dependency on the uranium source. We cannot be solely dependent on nuclear energy, due to the very fact that we don't have a uranium source and we also don't produce enriched uranium. This will be detrimental to our Energy Security.

A good ratio, I think, for our national energy diversification would be, Nuclear 30%, Hydro 40%, Solar and Wind 20%, and fossil fuel 10%.