Malaysia against Nuclear Power due to Waste Disposal Issues

摘要

Malaysia is against the use of nuclear power to generate electricity as science has not been able to provide a safe way to dispose of the radioactive waste generated. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said although nuclear plants are a cheap alternative to fossil fuels for producing electricity, they are still not safe. "A lot of people wanted to have nuclear power when I stepped down but I am against nuclear power as it generates radiation. "We produce tin and amang (tin tailings, which has heavy metals), a substance that was used to produce color televisions. Later, people found other ways to produce color TVs without using amang. Dr Mahathir said the Government then had to find measures to ensure the amang residue would not cause harm and it was then buried in a 1km square area under thick cement to contain the threat of radiation leak.