Nuclear power plant in Malaysia by 2030?

Nuclear power plant in Malaysia by 2030?

Malaysia could have its own nuclear power plant by 2030 to address the high
power consumption in the peninsula, the Malaysia Nuclear Power Corporation
(MNPC) said.

MNPC chief executive Mohd Zamzam Jaafar reportedly said that the peninsula
currently generates power from coal (52 per cent), gas (45 per cent) and
hydro (three per cent).

"We will only use nuclear power in Peninsular Malaysia because the demand is
much higher at around 18,000 megawatt. Sarawak only uses 2,000 megawatt," he
was quoted as saying in The Borneo Post.

He said nuclear power was necessary in the country, explaining that it was
clean and safe and countries like China and Japan have also adopted a
similar approach.

Mohd Zamzam, who was speaking at a National Transformation 2050 (TN50)
conference in Sarawak, reportedly said that MNPC will work with the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to evaluate setting up a plant
here.

"This evaluation is in three phases. We are still in the first, which is
where we make a decision. The second phase is to build and the third is to
operate. But for now, we have not made a decision," he was quoted as saying.

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Link to Original Article:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/report-nuclear-power-plan
t-in-malaysia-by-2030

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

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