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Dissent in Malaysia over nuclear power

it will involve toxic waste disposal and a radioactive system that can harm the environment,”

Selangor against nuclear power plant newstraitstimes 2010/05/05 SHAH ALAM: Selangor has refused to support and allow the construction of a nuclear power plant in the state as it believes other energy sources are available.Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the state was also prepared to reduce electricity usage and study the use of new energy-efficient technology instead of relying on the proposed nuclear power plant…..
In KUALA LUMPUR, environmental organisations urged the government to gauge public opinion before setting up a nuclear power plant.

Centre For Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia (CETDEM) chairman Gurmit Singh said as the decision would directly affect the lives of Malaysians, their views should be taken into account before any decision was made.

He said he did not feel that Malaysia needed nuclear energy, adding that the nuclear power plant would require radioactive waste disposal, which at the moment could only be processed by France and Britain.

Malaysian Nature Society executive director Dr Loh Chi Leong said the public had not been given enough information on the plan. ……”The government needs to also think about the effects nuclear power will have on the people as it will involve toxic waste disposal and a radioactive system that can harm the environment,” he added.

May 6, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ASIA, politics | antinuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons