Nuclear Energy

By Muhammad Zamhari, S.Pd.Si. (http://kedip.co.cc/)

Advancement of technology helps us to do everything what we want. This one gives us satisfaction. In the other hand, advancement of technology causes environment decay like pollution and needs much of energies. Whereas, energy supply on this world is very limited. So we have to prepare energy resources that can produces much of energies and do not damage environment.

What is the solution of this problem? I believe that we have to take advantages of nuclear energy. And we do not depend on fossil fuel as energy sources that are running low and cause environment decay. I wish to discuss why nuclear energy is very important and show some benefits that energy would bring to Indonesia.

Firstly, advancement of technology needs much of energies. If Indonesia wants to be development country, Indonesia may not depend on fossil fuel energy as energy sources because they will produce dangerous gases like carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and other dangerous gases that can damage health, cause acid rain and produce green house gases that cause global warming. Indonesia has to prepare energy resources that can produce much of energies and do not damage environment. Because environment decay is unacceptable and unforgivable just for advancement of technology. These considerations are very important to select energy resources.

Secondly, development countries use nuclear energy to meet their energy needs. Nuclear energy source produces much of energies and does not make environment decay if it is used carefully. One gram uranium, nuclear energy source, produces heat equal with 25 tons coal and equal with 17,500 liters petroleum. From nuclear power generator table per April 2001 we know that USA is a country with the most nuclear power generator operating, that is 104 nuclear power generators, whereas the country has much of petroleum reserves in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico.

Finally, nuclear energy source will help Indonesia in executing program to be a development country that is independent upon using fossil fuel as energy sources. Therefore, Indonesia has to prepare nuclear specialist to operate nuclear power generator until this program success and rare energy will be overcome right away. In conclusion, environment decay as impact of advancement of technology is unacceptable and unforgivable. Energy sources like coal and petroleum have to be substituted by nuclear energy as soon as possible until all of Indonesian people have a chance to benefit from the wealth of this result without environment decay and do not damage health. All of those will come true by nuclear energy.