Can Malaysia go NUCLEAR?

12:15 AM / Comments (3) / by DEMI


THREE years! This is how long Malaysia would be a major oil exporter, and by 2011 we are expexted to be net importer, say industry experts.

And when the world finally runs out of fuel, what options do we, as energy consumption and petrol-dependent citizens, have?

3 comments:

UzaiR Rusli @ June 29, 2008 at 12:38 AM

Malaysia Boleh!!! In addition, escalating global oil prices and depleting national reserves, coupled with need to reserve stock for our cucu cicit and sectors like transport, where it's difficult to replace oil as fuel, mean that we can no longer stave off this option. At present Malaysia gets its electricity from natural gas, folowed by coal and hydropower. But these three power generators have their problems. Gas prices rocketed to RM14.31 per million british thermal unit from RM6.40. Malaysia gas fields will be depleted by 2027. Just addition, Malaysia is almost totally dependent on coal imports.I'm just wondering on nuclear safety issues...

Anonymous @ June 30, 2008 at 7:39 PM

As a citizen, a subject to Malaysia i would like to ask our Leaders on what and where is our planning to cope with all those rocketed prices of fuel...
Now it's the time we leave aside our political principal and the voted leaders should seat back together and THINK BUILD AND DEVELOP something for us, whose had Voted YOU!

Unknown @ July 1, 2008 at 1:00 AM

Malaysia is just the many of Asian countries where corruption is just a hidden mask. With the agenda on rising fuel prices, we assume that the selected rich are benefit from the rise of petrol. However, we should also not forget on how much Malaysia has potray so much dependence on the American market as a trade partner. Should our government be blamed if the damn Yankees want to sell the oil at a much higher price while burning the dollar for their cigars? We can't expect too much from the government, nor can the ASEAN region nor the Muslim countries stand united against the American imperialism.

On the nuclear issue, the government choose this path as going over the pros of establishing a nuclear facility, rather than considering the negative aspects. Malaysians shouldn't assume too much, and much research and studies are required for this approach. It's one thing easy to suggest an idea to the solution; but always ignored when implementing the methods or actions to the solution.

http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2008/06/price-of-gas-oil-companies.html