I recently came across an article that talked about Russia preparing to build nuclear power plants in other countries. Why would they want to do that? Why else? The money. As the story goes, over a decade ago Russia signed a contract with Iran for 1 Billion US dollars to build a reactor unit in Iran.
So why not do the same in other countries? Turns out that Russia is planning on trying the same thing in countries such as Egypt, Bangladesh, Jordan and perhaps even Morocco.
I am sure that Americans might find this troubling. As we have all seen recently...Egypt (a country very near and dear to my heart) has been in political unrest for the past couple of weeks. So, is it safe for countries that are not as "stable" as others to have nuclear reactors? The government of Egypt recently intentionally released its prisoners to cause riot and panic...what would have happened if Egypt already had a nuclear reactor when this happened?
For anyone that knows me personally you will know that I am always for freedom...no matter what country you live in. It is Egypt's or Morocco's or whatever country's job to provide safety for both its people and the environment. I believe that if countries want to possess nuclear energy, then they have every right to and should be praised for doing such.
Bottom Line: Nuclear energy is the future...and no one should ever hinder another country's attempt at a fossil fuel free energy economy.
Egypt has the high dam in Aswan for electricity, I don't think they'd need Nuclear energy right now maybe when the Nile River dries up.
ReplyDeleteSo, I'm a little confused about your point in this post. Would you support Russia building in another country? Or do you think each country should take responsibility for its own electricity production? Just need some clarification.
ReplyDeleteI suppose my concern is that Russia's track record in terms of managing nuclear (whether plants or weaponry) is weak at best. Russia itself teeters occasionally on the brink of being a failed state, and (like the US) often intervenes in international politics with devastating results (see Afghanistan). So things are complicated.
But I agree that it's morally and politically problematic for those in the US to dictate who gets to develop electricity how. But perhaps this points to one of the problems with nuclear--nobody's going to go to war if Iran builds more windmills.
There was only one point in this post...every country should have the freedom to have nuclear energy.
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