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Malaysian NGO firmly rejects nuclear power

NGO rejects nuclear option for Malaysia FMT  | December 24, 2014

 Seven key factors why nuclear is not the way to go for Malaysia.KUALA LUMPUR: AMAN (ANAK MALAYSIA ANTI NUKLEAR), a grassroots citizen movement, has urged Putrajaya to abort EPP11: Deploying Nuclear Energy for Power Generation, part of the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), or any other similar plan, and “instead concentrate and focus efforts on renewable energy and energy efficiency”.

AMAN is convinced that nuclear power is neither cheap, clean nor safe. “It is not required for the generation of electricity in Malaysia,” said Aman chairman Dr. Ronald McCoy in a statement.

“AMAN therefore rejects the construction of any nuclear power plant (NPP) in Malaysia.”

AMAN, according to its statement, has taken this position, based on seven key factors: possibility of nuclear weapons proliferation; energy security; extremely expensive; vulnerable to natural disasters and accidents; a ticking time bomb; Malaysia’s existing and planned electricity by other means are sufficient; and the rate of construction of NPPs is skydiving.

AMAN was aware of the ongoing dissemination of false information by the nuclear industry and other vested interests, added the NGO, and “there has not been any genuine transparency of the government’s intentions nor sincere public consultation”.

“Our country must not make the serious mistake of investing in and constructing a nuclear power plant, particularly when there is no existing method of safely disposing the long-lasting radioactive nuclear waste, which will threaten the health of future generations of Malaysians.”

Globally, the use of nuclear power as an energy source was in decline, the statement points out.

Some figures:………….http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/12/24/ngo-rejects-nuclear-option-for-malaysia/

December 24, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Malaysia, opposition to nuclear