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11 Pages • Essays / Projects • Year Uploaded: 2022
The melodramatic reports of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima overshadowed the world as it was the second nuclear catastrophe which was rated with the highest nuclear emergency rating of scale seven following the Chernobyl disaster. This evoked negative sentiments towards the expansion of nuclear power sectors and also prompted reviews on nuclear power generation. However, these disaster did not have much influential impacts on the development of nuclear generation plants around the world. For instances, China temporarily suspended building plans following the accident in Fukushima (BBC China, 2011) but subsequently reaffirmed its ongoing construction plans of 29 new nuclear plants that would account for another 30,000 MWe of electricity or around 6% of China's total power capacity (WNA World, 2013). Another recent example was demonstrated in 2012 when the United Kingdom (UK) state of energy granted approval to the proposed Hinkley nuclear plant which would provide power to five million homes (BBC Hinkley, 2013). This is because in the contemporary era, fossil fuels are depleting much faster than they are being generated, therefore nuclear energy is viewed as an alternative to fulfill the rising demand of energy needs. The fundamental disadvantage of Singapore, which is a lack of natural resources led to her interest in nuclear energy. Since 2011, the Singapore government has conducted a pre-feasibility study on nuclear energy and participated in international nuclear safety seminars (WNA Emerging, 2012). Nevertheless, the Singapore government is still extremely cautious in handling this controversy subject to construct a nuclear plant as she is restricted by the unique challenges such as the small land size, lack of experts in this field and concerns of her population.
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