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9 months ago
in Will Malaysia Go The Way Of Nuclear? on The Enigma Chronicles
Hi, found your blog while searching for info on nuclear energy in Malaysia. I'm for one agrees with the recent government move to consider nuclear as one of the fuel option in the future. I would like to share some of my opinion to your concerns.
1. 40% surplus supply i,e. reserve margin in TNB system.
- currently yes, there is excess supply, but u must remember that our demand for electricity do grow every year. Couple with retirement of old generation sets, our excess electricty will we used up in due time. To be able to met the future demand, new power plant needed to be built. Now the question is what type of power plant we should built.?
Inital investment on Nuclear Power Plant is indeed high but the operation costs is relatively low. Countries that have large nuclear power in their system such as France has managed to keep their electricity tariff relatively stable and affordable as they donot depend on fossil fuel to generate electricity.
While it is good to go for green energy, the technology available would not allow us to utilize it in a big way such as a coal power plant or nuclear power plant did.
But, I do agree with you on our mentality, maybe when we go nuclear we can instill the nuclear discipline mentallity in our people
God bless
Thank you
1. 40% surplus supply i,e. reserve margin in TNB system.
- currently yes, there is excess supply, but u must remember that our demand for electricity do grow every year. Couple with retirement of old generation sets, our excess electricty will we used up in due time. To be able to met the future demand, new power plant needed to be built. Now the question is what type of power plant we should built.?
Inital investment on Nuclear Power Plant is indeed high but the operation costs is relatively low. Countries that have large nuclear power in their system such as France has managed to keep their electricity tariff relatively stable and affordable as they donot depend on fossil fuel to generate electricity.
While it is good to go for green energy, the technology available would not allow us to utilize it in a big way such as a coal power plant or nuclear power plant did.
But, I do agree with you on our mentality, maybe when we go nuclear we can instill the nuclear discipline mentallity in our people
God bless
Thank you
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As I understand it the time frame for building and setting up a nuclear plant in the 20-30 year time frame. I just shudder to imagine the immense cost and expenditure that our economy will have to shoulder before we can even enjoy any of the benefits that are decades away.
In the end, my point on the whole matter is that green energy is ready, available and perpetual! Malaysia should take the initiative to make strides in this new field and maybe even become a pioneering example of clean energy implementation. The advances made in solar panel technology alone has been in the leaps and bounds in the last 5 years. Whose to say that in the next 5 years solar energy will be cost effective enough to allow for mass implementation.
The possibility are endless in green tech. And just imagine the amount of jobs and businesses that can be generated by this industry alone. Green tech can be better for our country and economy in the long run.