Japan nuclear health risks low, won't blow abroad, experts say

Health risks from Japan's quake-hit nuclear power reactors seem fairly low and winds are likely to carry any contamination out to the Pacific without threatening other nations, experts say Read More

Threat from meltdown only minor: Ziggy Switkowski

The impact of any meltdown in Japanese nuclear reactors damaged by the recent earthquake will be small compared to the devastation caused by the quake itself and the subsequent tsunami, Australia's best-known nuclear power expert says. Read More

Hoax SMS warning!

I received this from my contact  clearly a Hoax SMS warning

A nuclear power plant in Fukumi, Japan exploded at 4:30 AM today. If it rains tomorrow or later, don't go outside. .....(the rest of the text was missing)


So i decided to check it out if others received it and yup sure they did!. Its on the net you can check it out .

As much as its so insensitive of ppl to circulate this sort of sms's, I am pretty sure its hoax, whoever created this sms is clearly creating unnecessary anxiety amongst the masses.

Nuclear plants face risk of tsunamis

Malaysia is a relatively small country with Peninsular Malaysia having a land area of 132,090 sq km. The scale of nuclear risk can be comprehended by comparing this will the total area – 150,000 sq km – contaminated by the Chernobyl, Russia, fallout (IAEA, Chernobyl FAQ).

Coincidently, the reactor that blew up in Chernobyl has a capacity of 1,000MW, similar in capacity to the one planned here.......Continue reading this article here.The Star : Nuclear plants face risk of tsunamis

Will the government will ever care on this basis, where will they will evacuate us in a wake of a nuclear disaster since our country is small, swim out to the sea? I understand all was fine with the Japaneses Nuclear plants for the past 40 years the plants in operations until this Tsunami and Earthquake. Lucky for them they build it to withstand a 7.scale earthquake and yet, thank god, the plants stayed when the 9 magnitude earthquake struck!. We need to explore others ways for our energy needs, and i also  understand within the SEA region, there are plans to build nuclear plants by Vietnam, Indonesia and also, Thailand. 

So, its just not Malaysia, Malaysia need to work with its regional counterparts to ensure that the SEA region remains Nuclear free. It pointless if Malaysia withstand from building a nuclear plant yet its neighbors don't, since the risk of a nuclear fallout does not stop at borders!. Read HERE  Asian Nations Closely Monitor Japan's Nuclear-Plant Problems

Nothing Happens for no reasons, all happens for a reason and this case its a timely lesson. The nature is becoming very unpredictable and volatile.
I hope countries that are ambitious about building its first or new and increase its nuclear plants will take cue of the nuclear crisis in Japan.

 

Malaysia has no need for nuke plants, says EPSM

The Star: Malaysia has no need for nuke plants, says EPS

Malaysia should seriously reconsider Nuclear as source of alternative energy.

I urge the Malaysians Government to strongly reconsider any decision to go ahead with nuclear power as a source of energy. What is unfolding right now in Japan's Nuclear plant after a devastating earthquake and tsunami should sound the sirens in everyone's ears of the dangers of this sort of energy. Not only Malaysia should scrap the idea, all other nations in this word should do away with this nuclear power. To me, its nothing more than a 'time bomb' that can be detonated by either nature, terrorist attack, massive technical glitch or human negligence. Perhaps nature is telling us something, do we get the message?.

Chernobyl like nuclear meltdown possible in one of Japans nuclear plants?.

Chernobyl like nuclear meltdown possible in one of Japans nuclear plants? Just the thought of it is terrifying, only hours to come will determine that. Pray, God forbid, this will be contained. The fact is, earthquake and tsunamis, or other natural disasters will not go away, no one can ever predict when is the next big one, we are always in the mercy of mother nature. No matter how advance we feel we are, we can never conquer nature nor tame it at our will. My heart goes out to the people of Japan, at this times. A questions that we have to ask ourselves is, are we totally insulated from it?. I guess not.