Thursday, August 19, 2010HANOI (Nikkei)--To address chronic power shortages that are becoming a serious problem for both general and industrial purposes, the Cambodian government has started looking at building its first nuclear plant.
The country will work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on safety procedures in plant operations, maintenance and waste disposal. And despite the many challenges -- including procuring funds and training personnel -- the move may create business opportunities for heavy machinery makers worldwide that are seeking nuclear-plant orders.
State Secretary Ith Prang of the Cambodian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy broke the news, saying Cambodia has begun discussing a plan to build a nuclear plant as early as 2020. While noting that coal-fired thermal power will remain the nation's first choice for energy, he said Cambodia must expedite its consideration of nuclear because Vietnam and other neighbors are actively working on their own nuclear projects.
Energy demand in Cambodia has been growing by roughly 16% annually in recent years, but the country is significantly behind in expanding supplies. Because most of the nation's energy needs are met with small diesel-powered generators, costs are high. Cambodia's prices for electricity are two to three times higher than those in neighboring countries, impeding foreign investment.
The government hopes that diversification of energy sources will also improve its environmental protection record. It expects that introducing nuclear power, which emits no greenhouse gases, will cut CO2 emissions nationwide.
Because the shift to nuclear requires technology and personnel with specialized expertise, the government is planning to train people, mainly by sending them abroad. To ensure safety it will enhance ties with the ASEAN, which is cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency and taking other measures to build an environment where assistance from outside the region will promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Among ASEAN members, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia are moving forward with their nuclear plans, and Singapore and Thailand are discussing the possibilities.
--Translated from an article by Nikkei staff writer Yoichi Iwamoto
The country will work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on safety procedures in plant operations, maintenance and waste disposal. And despite the many challenges -- including procuring funds and training personnel -- the move may create business opportunities for heavy machinery makers worldwide that are seeking nuclear-plant orders.
State Secretary Ith Prang of the Cambodian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy broke the news, saying Cambodia has begun discussing a plan to build a nuclear plant as early as 2020. While noting that coal-fired thermal power will remain the nation's first choice for energy, he said Cambodia must expedite its consideration of nuclear because Vietnam and other neighbors are actively working on their own nuclear projects.
Energy demand in Cambodia has been growing by roughly 16% annually in recent years, but the country is significantly behind in expanding supplies. Because most of the nation's energy needs are met with small diesel-powered generators, costs are high. Cambodia's prices for electricity are two to three times higher than those in neighboring countries, impeding foreign investment.
The government hopes that diversification of energy sources will also improve its environmental protection record. It expects that introducing nuclear power, which emits no greenhouse gases, will cut CO2 emissions nationwide.
Because the shift to nuclear requires technology and personnel with specialized expertise, the government is planning to train people, mainly by sending them abroad. To ensure safety it will enhance ties with the ASEAN, which is cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency and taking other measures to build an environment where assistance from outside the region will promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Among ASEAN members, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia are moving forward with their nuclear plans, and Singapore and Thailand are discussing the possibilities.
--Translated from an article by Nikkei staff writer Yoichi Iwamoto
29 comments:
Motherfucker not only blind but stupid! See wath happen to your Soviet Union??//
hey, it's business. economic growth in cambodia calls for more energy. how can cambodia lack behind when countries like vietnam, etc are going nuclear fro energy needs? wake up, please. cambodia must follow the flow for energy needs, ok! how do you like it if your home have black out constantly? cambodia needs energy to brighten up our sky and our cities and country, etc..., you know!
can't wait forever, you know because people are calling cambodia poor and third world, etc, so naturally when we hear that, we want to change cambodia permanently into a develop nation like the rest, really! more power to cambodia! god bless cambodia.
Vietname you will die along with your monkeys playing fire!!!!
stop complain! get with the program for a change, please!
Why not !
How many nuclear electric centers are in French ? many hundreds if not thousand, in German, in Canada, in everywhere..
this is proposal from masrter mind of viet cong to use khmer teritory for this imaged ,they want to create another killing field to clean up khmer people.
Wath hapenned in Soviet Union! what wad the monkey Viet and Cambo leurn fromthe USSR?
Motherfucker just want to support Iran and pease off American!!!!
Cambodia don't even has international airport! donot know how to controle land trafic! built it own phone line!
AND WAT TO HAVE NUCLEAIR PLAN?????? wath a joke! with ah KwacK!
You donot know to play golf, monkey from Bana Kongdum!!!
shut up! cambodia can call for experts from around the world, you know! who cares if i can't clean my own home, i can hire others to do it, can i! wake up already! this is not the dark ages, ok!
My village is completely dark at night so we shine it with flashlight. Therefore, my vision won't get any better by 2020.
3:12AM!nucleair is a dangerous thing! one thing wrong you go to se Hochimin!
Cambodian can make thier own plastic chair, be a whore, dumbass
Fuck Miens, they are dumb, my dogs want their pussy, my dogs want to fuck their animals
Khmer are animals, eat shits, got fuck, hahaha
I am Khmer and I think my people are dumb as dogs, nuclear power, what a joke, FUCK IT
Monkey see, monkey do? No power dams on the Mekong or any more power dams anywhere in Cambodia, because all of them are financed by China? Electricity cost is currently much higher in Cambodia than any country in the region. However we need more and cheaper power to attract investors for industrial productions. We are not competitive in garment manufacturing because of the higher cost of electricity. What is the alternative? Can we just rely on solar energy or wind mills alone? And how long we have to wait for investments in this clean energy? Or import more from Vietnam and Thailand? Does Cambodia want to depend on them eternally? Should we wait for heavenly solution to this? Better propose something. I am challenging all the opposition parties (yes all of them!) to have an energy policy for Cambodia for the next twenty or thirty years to come. Energy policy can be an excellent political platform for the next election. It can give hope for a better Cambodia. Politics are about giving hope to people. Criticizing without proposing any alternative is just politics for politics. We cannot afford to be lagging behind for that long. Our economy need to thrive and be developed as quickly as possible for the survival of our nation. We cannot just be the consumers and buy everything produced by ours neighbors.
I am waiting to hear on this from all political leaders.
To ah DIAPERS DOG EATERS 4:38AM mother fuckers you thinks yuo are better then anybody fool. Your people is just piss of shit that flood from CHINA DUMP ass,Your people don't even having your own languages and your own numbers your fucking stole everythings from France or another country fuckers b4 you ass said somethings look at your self first. Chingies eyes yellow skins uglies mother fuckers give me KKrom back and also CHAMPA too. your ass don't have shit you knew that all the land you stays right now is Khmer land and Champa land your land is in China morons.
I wanna fuck, fuck Khmer like shit, they deserve to lick my balls, your mom do it, right 6:01 AM hahaha
Khmer are moron, they got fuck by people all over the world, LOL
Tell all your ancestor come to sucks my big brown dig ah DIAPERS mother fuckers come i'm waiting for your ass in Ornage County, CA stingies googes, fucking dog eaters black teeths uglies mother fuckers go to hell fucking thieves mother fuckers.
HAHA, Khmer are dogs. Everywhere I saw A Khmer i gave them shit, they eat it like watermelon, and ask me for more shit. KHMER ARE DOGS, lol
7:41Am
HAHAHAHA.. your mom got fucked by a dog that why you are thinkin all khmer got fucking by the dog too..stfu asshole you're born from a bitch..
all Khmers got fucked by animals, thats why they eat shit and sell their children to be hookers
I a motodop and wife me work in factory. We both want job in nuclear power station . I thing I can electric very good.
Ah DIAPERS all of your ancestors and your generation always saling pussies for land to lives don't you knew that idiots. If your people don't do that how come they got CHAMPA AND KAMPUCHEA KROM thinks about morons, any where that have ah Youn people lives these MEE Youn hookers there that is their businesses for living.
Hey! mother fucker 9:11AM
please prove it to me that khmer got fucked by an animal..i guess only your daddy ang your mom got fucked by the animals that is why you know..so shut the fuck up you're piece of shit..you are just a jealous ass siam mother fucker..ladyboy,,just go suck farang dildo you're piece of shit siam..
Please Thais,
Khmer blood flows in your body, you should be proud of Khmer gene, don't curse Khmers, when you curse Khmers, you curse yourself.
The real Thais were thieves and bandits they are chased away by Chineses from north.
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