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NUCLEAR ENERGY IN MALAYSIA 0
Environmental
Management for
Sustainable Development
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Nuclear Energy in Malaysia 1
Abstract
Although there are plenty of fossil fuels and natural resources in Malaysia, but due to the
increasing demand of electricity by citizens is depleting these fossil fuels. Today, coal is the
main source of energy for the electricity production in Malaysia, but it increasing the
dependency on the imported coals from the other countries and also increases the emission of
carbon dioxide gas that leads to adverse environmental impacts. On the other hand nuclear
power plants despite of nuclear safety have several advantages as compared to the coal power
plants. Nuclear power plant is cheaper and has low emission of carbon dioxide gases.
Introduction
Today with the increasing demands of energy, it has emerged a great challenge for the
sustainable development for developing nations as compared to the developed countries as
energy needs of the former are more and increasing quickly[ CITATION Sim03 \l 16393 ].
Malaysia is dependent on three major sources of fossil fuels for the power generation; these
are coal, fuel-oil, and natural gas. But, these sources of power cannot be maintained for
longer duration as these power sources impacts environments and also it will lead to the
reduction in resources. Malaysia is looking for to be a developed nation status by achieving
the sustainable development and this requires Malaysia to find out energy sources that
supports its business energy needs and inhabitants[ CITATION Ram12 \l 16393 ].
Equatorial location of Malaysia makes it suitable for usage of renewable energy sources but
when it comes to the usage of renewable sources, Malaysia does not come in the global
league. Extensive forest of Malaysia can provide enough of biomass[ CITATION Mat08 \l
16393 ]. But, 90% power is generated from fossil fuels in Malaysia which includes coal and
gas. On the other hand Nuclear energy is a safe, clean, and reliable source of energy. If

Nuclear Energy in Malaysia 2
Malaysia wants to be serious about the climate change and sustainable development, it
requires promoting efficient use of energy sources and nuclear energy as its main source of
power generation[ CITATION Ahm141 \l 16393 ].
Source: [ CITATION Aca15 \l 16393 ]
Findings
Socio-economic development of a country is dependent on the energy. It is not possible to
attain the development without energy and sustainable energy sources are important for the
sustainable development. Hence, proper planning is important for future energy demands.
There are various factors that influence the future energy demands of a country, these include
growth in population. Economic growth, prices of energy and technological
advancement[ CITATION ASM13 \l 16393 ].