"Nuclear Energy as A Viable Power Source In Malaysia"

Malaysia is prepared to handle with the preparation, safety and handling the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). A few past decades ago, in the year 1985, Malaysia has sent several engineers to Australia to conduct a training in nuclear science. From the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Licensing Board Malaysia, Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr. Nooramly Muslim stated that 95% of the nuclear science graduates (Degree, Masters and Ph.D) were currently working in a various sector. Their skills and knowledge gained from the experience will then be hired to support national planning to have NPP. The truth is, we are not delaying to apply nuclear energy as the new resource, but government is deciding to operate NPP in the year 2021. 10 - 15 years needed to train with high level skills before we operate the NPP. As we compared to our neighbor, Bangladesh, is always known as "backward countries" is also looking for NPP as their resource even faster than us! They have a lot of professional workers that working in a developed countries and they will come back to their hometown for their own nuclear industry which is expected to be completed in 2012. At what level is Malaysia now?

Malaysia is not new into this nuclear technology. Knowingly or not, Malaysia already has its own nuclear reactor, known as Reaktor Triga Puspati (RTP), began operations since 1982! For the purpose of research and development that focuses on medical, agricultural and neutron research as conducted by Nuclear Malaysia Agency. They are more than 40 professionals (Ph.D) as the backbone to moves this agency.

At this point of time, Malaysia is ready to have its own Nuclear Power Plant. However, the lack of knowledge people stirs fear among the people. In this blog, we are trying to share our knowledge on Nuclear Technology with all the viewers. We hope that through this blog, people can appreciate nuclear energy and see how nuclear can be an important and viable energy source for our country.