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Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Malaysia eyes nuclear power use

by 2030

MALAYSIA will start relying on nuclear power by 2030 if the green light is given for
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construction of two nuclear plants here.

Minister in the Prime Ministers Department Datuk Mah Siew Keong said no Latest News
decision had been made yet as feasibility studies were still being carried out.
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said, adding that the plans for nuclear power were under the 11th Malaysia Plan to
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He said the estimated cost for developing two nuclear plants was RM23.1bil
based on current global costs.
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The plans are part of the Economic Transformation Programme and the plants
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will be able to generate 1,000 megawatts, he said.
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Mah said the estimate cost was merely the overnight cost to develop the plants,
which did not include nancing for the project.

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