Nuclear energy, a better and cleaner energy for the future??

So, after 3-4 week of informative nuclear information has been given, what do you all readers think about nuclear? Some say green, some say nay, some say yeay and lots more. But the point to ponder upon here is will nuclear today create better future tomorrow?  

As engineer, we do our best to improve human quality life by adding the comfort they are enjoying. On the other hand, we also try our very best to sustain the environment, so that our future generation will be able to enjoy what we enjoy today. Today, the most serious environmental issues we faced is global warming. U may not want to admit this, but we know the coldness of yesteryear have been long gone, and today we suffer severe heating at even 11am-4pm in Malaysia!! To prove this statement, the star paper have once publish that the sales of air conditioning over the last few years has increased. Hence, we need to over come this problem first, as soon as possible.

Some people might be worried about nuclear radiation. Throughout nuclear history, there are 2 most severe case which is the three-mile-island and also Chernobyl. Both cases have shown that nuclear power generation is deadly. Hence, I believe that, some might not be able to sleep peacefully knowing that the nuclear power plant is operating. This is because, we cant predict when accident could happen, and our lecturers have warned us that an accident anywhere is an accident everywhere. This imply that, this is our last nuclear power chance. 1 more accident like Chernobyl will cause the whole world nuclear power plant to shut down for good. However, despite the odds, until we can reduce the global carbon dioxide emission in the world to below 450ppm with other method, nuclear is still one of the best possibility available. This is on par with the resolution come out in the Copenhagen Summit.

In fact, aside from the accident, some might worry bout the nuclear waste, nuclear radiation and also the Malaysian "tak apa lah" attitude in handling the nuclear power plant. Nuclear waste is seriously not a joke. A lecturer whom just got back training from Japan, clearly mention to me indirectly that the nuclear waste is costing a bomb to be cleared. Aside from that, it is highly radioactive and very dangerous to human. However this waste is very little compare with the toxic waste factory produces. As for nuclear radiation, it is proven, a nuclear power plant emits less radiation than a smoker produce when he smokes. 


So, be responsible to yourselves and to the future of your kids, you would want them to live in a better environment than you do now.