Unless you're able to digest sea water, yes fresh water is depleting faster than uranium.

Go ahead with the plan. Malaysian is consuming to much fossil oil and the earth is getting hotter.

i believe it is necessary as it can produce infinite energy. Imagine even the fusion of electron and positron would create an energy with almost equal with speed of light.

Offtopic, who moderating this forum and at least i can say that this is the first science forum that i ever meet for malaysian. BTW, im telling to myself as well to others, i feel like this forum really lacking people who really know science in detail. Most of the fact is just vomitting from what we know, there is no mechanism or formula involvded in this discusion, n that including me as well. Perharps we should promote such this forum to student in university so that they can participate in active n we would learn something from the expert

ohh really? what kind of formula you looking for??? i will try my best to explain.. emmm.. yes, i will!!

*p/s: "will try my best" actually not a wise answer, according to Licenced councellor.. hahaa.. he said, we have no time to waste on trying any more, simply answer yes or no will do!! that's what happen in develop country.. Malaysia, malingsia..

dont tel u me u wanna go bac into the einstein age and talk about how E=mc2 is proved and how it helped with the progress in nuclear advancement Zzzz...
This is an open topic , does every science topic has to involve calculations and equations ? Zzzzz

When it comes to the science of physics, equations and calculation is the basis of everything.

Mind to explain what do you mean by einstein age?

Mathematics is the universal language for the law of the universe, it's inevitable whether you like it or not, nuclear power is no exception.

profdrahhen, just wondering are you UKM staff or student?

This post has been edited by Mercury_fulminate: Dec 17 2009, 09:09 AM

humm.... I guess nuclear is a very good option. But I'm still waiting for nuclear fusion.

When it comes to fision, once pandora's box is open, there's no closing back.

Anybody knows how the chain reaction can be stopped? or does it just disperse into the atmosphere, and continue?

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Added on December 17, 2009, 11:25 amI'm not against nuclear plants, but I think the statistics, failed to cater for the prolong effects of nuclear disasters. The suffering and deaths of those who live in the surrounding area of the site.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ne...l-deaths-180406

And I don't think preventing of another failure will ever be full proof, as an example of how we've been trying to make flying safer, accidents still occur. And a single instance of nuclear disaster is catastrophic enough.

Once again, I'm not pro, or against, just food for thought here.

This post has been edited by TheDoer: Dec 17 2009, 11:25 AM

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thorium salt bed as an alternative for uranium in nuke power?

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i just want to point out a few things

1. cost
The cost of nuclear energy can be separated into the following main components:

• Research and development
• Construction cost of building the plant.
• Operating cost of running the plant and generating energy.
• Cost of waste disposal from the plant.
• Cost of decommissioning the plant

Quantifying some of these costs is difficult as it requires an extrapolation into the future.

There are a few cases in Finland and France where the costs shoots up and then the government wished they didnt start the god-forsaken project in the first place.

2. national security
terrorist atacks, theft and proliferation

u all do seriously trust malaysia's security personnel in term of dealing with these stuff?

Even former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has doubted the ability of local authorities to handle such issues. He then referred to the Bukit Merah case in the 1980s, where the mining of yttrium from a by-product of tin, resulted in radioactive waste being dumped at the site.

frankly, IMO, Dr. M knows what kind of keldais and dungus are sitting in the posts. what do you think?

Hummm... ok, they can build a Nuclear power plant if they want, as long as the radius in case of a meltdown does not cover where I live .

The main problem is paranoia, and I'd suppose some view it as a form of justified paranoia, therefore people adopts "NOT IN MY BACKYARD" philosophy to it.

Too bad, really. The world could use further development in this field.

Malaysians are truly dungus. Even our most educated people unquestioningly believe whatever the media tells them.

what about an experienced, educated university professor with vast knowledge on the field?

Ya, and we must put all our trust and faith in such "experts" because we ourselves don't know any better. Is that what you mean?

ROFL!

So do you strive to know the ins and outs of the matter? looking at it from a point further from politics? Having deep insight and knowledge so you can say "I know better"?