Support for nuclear energy is often underestimated

            The use of nuclear energy should be supported for the benefit of nation. Nuclear energy can fulfill increasing electricity demand from the population in the future. For your information, nuclear energy is environment friendly. This is because nuclear energy emits no carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming phenomena. However the support of nuclear energy is often underestimated.

            Why does the support of nuclear energy often underestimated? One of the factor is because nuclear is always associated with mass destruction weapon. The most popular history related to nuclear application remembered by everyone in this world is the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused massive casualty among the civilians and also mass environment destruction. Majority of the people thinks that the usage of nuclear energy is very dangerous and poses a lot of risk towards the people. The people always think ‘What will happen if the nuclear weapon falls onto the hand of terrorists’ and ‘What will happen if an aeroplane hit at the nuclear power plant facility’. These confusions had created nuclear phobia among the people. The people perspective towards nuclear energy is not right. So, we as nuclear ambassador will act to change people’s perspective towards nuclear energy. Currently, the construction of nuclear power plant is standardized and the safety issue is the main priority in the NPP construction.

If  we talk about nuclear, we always think that nuclear only brings destruction towards the environment

Nuclear energy can be used for peace purposes such as electricity generation

            Besides, the people of developing countries always think that the construction of nuclear power plant is impossible. This is because the cost of nuclear power plant construction is around $5 billions to $20 billions. The cost of nuclear power plant is extremely high as compared to the construction of PV(photovoltaic) power plant, wind power plant, hydroelectric power plant and conventional power plant. The government sector must co-operate with the private sector to successfully build a nuclear power plant.

Some facts on the costs of Nuclear Power Plant construction:

·         May 2008 — For two new AP1000 reactors at the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station in South Carolina South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. and Santee Cooper expected to pay $9.8 billion (which includes forecast inflation and owners' costs for site preparation, contingencies and project financing).

·         November 2008 — For two new AP1000 reactors at its Bellefonte site TVA updated its estimates for overnight capital cost estimates ranged to $2516 to $4649/kW for a combined construction cost of $5.6 to 10.4 billion (total costs of $9.9 to $17.5 billion).

Multi billions investment is required to build a nuclear power plant

Besides the people always think that the construction of nuclear power plant will pose hazard to the nearby inhabitants who live near with the nuclear power plant. We should not worry if we live nearby nuclear power plant facility because safety is the main priority in the construction of nuclear power plant. For your information, if you live near with nuclear power plant, you’’ll only receive about 0.009 of milirem of radiation each year. If you are a nuclear power plant worker, you only receive 180 milirem of radiation a year. This is relatively small amount of radiation as compared to the high amount of radiation received by smoking. Smoking 1.5 packs a day can result in exposure to 1300 millirem of radiation per year. Tobbaco has a high concentration of polonium-210, a naturally occurring radioactive element. So it is safe to live nearby nuclear power plant facility.

You'll only receive 0.009millirem of radiation if you live near with nuclear power plant facility

If you smoke 1.5 packs a day, you''ll receive 1300 millirem of radiation each year

So, which one is more dangerous, smoking or living near with nuclear power plant?

Another factor that contributes to the underestimated of nuclear energy support is the people do not believe that we are capable to construct and operate a nuclear power plant. A nuclear power plant construction incorporates high technology devices. With the nuclear experts and nuclear related organizations that we have, I believe that we are capable to operate nuclear power plant by 2021.

We have nuclear experts in Malaysia