“You know my view about it. We do not know enough about the reaction of this material,” he told reporters when asked for his view on the plant.
Dr Mahathir said the radiation leaking from the stricken Japanese nuclear power plant due to the tsunami after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake seemed to lend credence to his concern.
“Once it is activated, it becomes radioactive. People do not know how to get rid of the waste,” he said.
He noted that during his premiership, the government had decided on four fuel strategies, namely oil, gas, coal, hydro, and “nuclear was not included.”
“We have a bad experience already with nuclear. I don’t know whether people are aware of it or not,” he said.
Asked whether he would advise Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak not to have nuclear power plant, Dr Mahathir said, “I’m not an advisor. That is why I use my blog.”
Malaysia plans to build two nuclear power plants that will generate 1,000 megawatts each with the first plant ready for operation in 2021 and the second plant, a year later.
They are part of the overall long-term plan to balance energy supplies in the country.
Dr Mahathir was met by reporters after launching Bangunan Lestari Kumpulan EMKAY, here. — Bernama
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