Nuclear power - The clean power?
By yspmyl
@yspmyl (3435)
Malaysia
October 13, 2010 7:53pm CST
Our government is going to build a nuclear power plant, I believe many advanced country like Japan have use the nuclear as their power sources and it is consider a clean power and is environment friendly when compared to the tradition coal or fuel power plant. There are many concern when government start this suggestion, many people disagree to have a nuclear power plant when thinking of all kind of bad possibility. What is the management of the nuclear power plant is not good enough and happen leakage and can they handle the crisis? Now everyone is discussing about this issue in our country and many object on this suggestion but there are people that support too.
Did your country using Nuclear power as your main power supply? Do you think it is safe to use? Do you think what kind of capability a Nuclear power plant management team should have in order to ensure that there will be no accident happen such as leakage or pollution to the environment? Please share your idea here...
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10 responses
@pankajgarg (797)
• India
14 Oct 10
nuclear power is not a clean fuel and it cannot solve our energy requirement for a long time and soon these resources will be exhausted like the coal and petroleum are likely to be exhausted in a century. the nuclear fuel will also exhaust in future as it is non renewable source of energy, but it can solve our immediate energy problem.
there is a huge problem of nuclear waste as it is far more dangerous then the waste produced from the coal or petroleum burning, and it is not easy to store. plus the nuclear fuel is prone to a great danger if it goes in dangerous hands and no one can guarantee security any where and this is evident from the terrorist activities like 9/11.
so best option is to not to rely completely on the nuclear energy for immediate energy requirement and develop new technologies to reduce energy requirement and increase energy production using renewable sources of energy like solar, wind and tidal energy etc.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 10
Yes, I do agree with you statement that if were to using the nuclear power it is better to use other sources of power like solar, wind and tidal energy like what you say. I think that will be very very much cleaner than the nuclear power. When think of the nuclear waste, I believe it will become an issue if it is not being manage properly. Since our government can't even really control how the current industries waste being manage, so how can they manage the more hazardous nuclear waste? 
@pankajgarg (797)
• India
15 Oct 10
actually in this corrupt world, adopting nuclear energy will create many unforeseen problems and we should never forget the nuclear fallout in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. and here small mistake will be much more profound then the mistake in normal thermal plants.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
14 Oct 10
well the only problem with nuclear energy as a source of electricity is the nuclear waste that accompanies it. if it is well built and maintained the only problem is the nuclear waste.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
20 Oct 10
Well they are different for me. One can be a disaster waiting to happen because of bad planning and the other one because of radicalization.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 10
That will be disaster if it is not being manage well, what do you think if the government can't even to handle the horror accident involved express bus that happen almost every year that took away more than 10 peoples life each time. Can this government manage to handle this kind of waste? I do not think so...
@RAMPersona (2033)
• Philippines
14 Oct 10
Nuclear Energy, a clean power? yes it is if we try not mentioning the turd i mean the nuclear waste coming from the plant. the waste from the nuclear plant is hazardous because of its radioactivity..it needs to be disposed in a secure place. though scientists are trying to find ways to make it recyclable only a portion of it can actually be recycled/reused.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 10
Really? There is waste come from the nuclear plant? And it is hazardous and radioactive? Wow! That is the what I have not learn about this it before. I just know that our government is going to start to build the new nuclear power plant and they only emphasis that it is "Clean Power"! So, if there is this nuclear waste coming out from the plant, then it should not be consider a clean power anymore. That will be quite dangerous when these waste are not properly treated. I doubt they can handle it yet...No way for the Nuclear Power Plant to be here!!!
@skysuccess (8858)
• Singapore
16 Mar 11
yspmyl,
I do not think not nuclear power plant could be built at the whims of any country. These installations would really need to be justified by international nuclear regulatory agencies and most of all, fulfill the basic prerequisites for such construction.
Nuclear power has already existed for some decades already and has been found "clean' or a better way of energy production. In all fairness, whether conventional or nuclear energy - all of them pose some form of disadvantages or problems for men. So, you need to agree with me that, for environment and economic sentiments, nuclear power is justifiably needed.
Whatever happened in Japan recently could not be used as a yardstick or be held as a reason to discourage the use of or implement nuclear energy.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
16 Mar 11
Hi skysuccess,
I might considering accept nuclear power if our government can make us confident of what they are going to do. With the attitude they having now is not enough and not able to handle such a high risk project, any mistake can lead to a big disaster. Will be put your future to someone who not even able to keep the public toilet clean at all time?
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 10
Yes, I too hoping that the solar energy will be the choice of energy source, I just hope that our government can think twice before really use the nuclear power as the source of energy. They have to think what are the hazard that will come along if there are accident or leakage happen.
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 10
Well, at first when I heard that it is a clean power, I still can accept it if it is really clean, but after I heard some of the mylotter mentioned about the nuclear waste. That make me refuse to accept this kind of power. I would prefer the solar or the wind power instead.
@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Oct 10
I think the solar may be the clean power. Nuclear power is somewhat dangerous. Try to imagine if it has an accident and it will be a big disaster.
I love China
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 10
Yes, although it is a clean power but the side effect is great if not handle properly. This happen to some of the highly develop county that uses Nuclear power such as Japan. But if the country is no ready for it. It is better not to start and use it if they are not capable to handle and manage it.
@skysuccess (8858)
• Singapore
16 Mar 11
yspmyl,
I do not think not nuclear power plant could be built at the whims of any country. These installations would really need to be justified by international nuclear regulatory agencies and most of all, fulfill the basic prerequisites for such construction.
Nuclear power has already existed for some decades already and has been found "clean' or a better way of energy production. In all fairness, whether conventional or nuclear energy - all of them pose some form of disadvantages or problems for men. So, you need to agree with me that, for environment and economic sentiments, nuclear power is justifiably needed.
Whatever happened in Japan recently could not be used as a yardstick or be held as a reason to discourage the use of or implement nuclear energy.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Oct 10
hi ysp myl here in Southern California we do have San Onofre
which is a nuclear power plant. It does help a lot but then
we also have a lot of regular power plants too. I guess people
here are also a little a skeptical of the nuclear power system.
Once people get it in their heads that if run by intelligent knowlegeable people the nuclear power plants are safe and also cost much less
to make electricity
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 10
Hi Hatley,
Everyone here are so scared of the new kind of power sources that the government going to have, from the past experience told us that they won't be able to handle the high technology that need strict management and knowledgeable and experience peoples to involved in it. This is a serious issue not like how to manage flood in some of the area. Yeah, it is sad to tell the they can't even settle the small problem such as to prevent flood in many area, as well as the traffic jam in many main city. So, I do not think that is a good idea to let them start to use the "Clean and Dangerous" power if they did not have a very good management skill even on the simple thing.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 10
When the government starts developing the nuclear power plant, they are actually starting to develop the nuclear weapon too.
Don't you think so?
In Malaysia, I personally feel that they are still not reliable and mature in handling the leakage problem. Why I am saying so?
As one of the Malaysian, I have lost the confident after their failure in handling the Public Transport accidents, Quality of the National car Proton Saga and much more which are not disclosed yet.
