Malaysia looks into nuclear
[AFP, 22 July; The Star Online, 21 July] Malaysian utility Tenaga has set up a nuclear energy taskforce to look into building a nuclear power station at the request of the country's government. According to Mohamad Zam Zam Jaafar, head of the taskforce, Tenaga would likely enter a joint venture with an "experienced party" to build a first nuclear plant. Current state policies do not include nuclear as a national energy source for Malaysia, which relies heavily on natural gas and coal, but a national energy blueprint is due to be announced in August. The Malaysian Nuclear Energy Agency predicts that the country will need nuclear beyond 2020. Speaking at conference held by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Dr Muhd Noor, deputy director of the Malaysian Nuclear Agency, urged the government to make a decision on whether to include nuclear as an option, saying the longer the country waited, the costlier any project would become.
[AFP, 22 July; The Star Online, 21 July] Malaysian utility Tenaga has set up a nuclear energy taskforce to look into building a nuclear power station at the request of the country's government. According to Mohamad Zam Zam Jaafar, head of the taskforce, Tenaga would likely enter a joint venture with an "experienced party" to build a first nuclear plant. Current state policies do not include nuclear as a national energy source for Malaysia, which relies heavily on natural gas and coal, but a national energy blueprint is due to be announced in August. The Malaysian Nuclear Energy Agency predicts that the country will need nuclear beyond 2020. Speaking at a conference held by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Dr Muhd Noor, deputy director of the Malaysian Nuclear Agency, urged the government to make a decision on whether to include nuclear as an option, saying the longer the country waited, the costlier any project would become.
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