Ravi Philemon: Not only the PAP's voice

Ravi Philemon: Not only the PAP's voice



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..BETTER NOT TO HAVE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, SAYS DR M

Bernama – Wed, Mar 16, 2011 5:31 PM SGT
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EmailPrint......CYBERJAYA, March 16 (Bernama) – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir

Mohamad reiterated his view on not having a nuclear power plant in this country.

“You know my view about it. We do not know enough about the reaction of this

material,” he told reporters when asked on his view on building the plant.

Dr Mahathir said the radiation leaking from the stricken Japanese nuclear

power plant due to the tsunami after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake seemed to lend

support for his concern.

“Once it is activated, it becomes radioactive. People do not know how to get

rid of the waste,” he said.

He noted that during his premiership the government had decided on four fuel

strategies namely oil, gas, coal, hydro, and “nuclear was not included.”

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“We have bad experience already with nuclear. I don’t know whether people

are aware about it or not,” he said.

Asked whether he would advise Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

not to have nuclear power plant, Dr Mahathir said, “I’m not an advisor. That is

why I use my blog.”

Malaysia plans to build two nuclear power plants that will generate 1,000

megawatts each with the first plant ready for operation in 2021 and the second

plant, a year later.

It was part of the overall long-term plan to balance energy supply.

Dr Mahathir was met by reporters after launching Bangunan Lestari Kumpulan

EMKAY, here.

-- BERNAMA

MAS AO
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