On nuclear plant<\/p>\n
On the day of the terrible floods that submerged almost all of
\nJakarta, my husband and I decided not to contribute to the
\nalready chaotic traffic and stayed at home. I therefore had time
\nto read The Jakarta Post from A to Z. On the \"Opinion\" page I
\nread the fascinating article written by Mr. Zatni Arbi, entitled
\nWhy shouldn't we operate a nuclear plant in Indonesia? The
\nheadline is misleading because it immediately gave me the
\nimpression that Arbi would go on to defend a decision for
\nIndonesia to go nuclear. However, I was put at east later when I
\ndiscovered that he brought forward 1001 good reasons why it would
\na terrible mistake for Indonesia to proceed with its nuclear
\nplan.<\/p>\n
Having been a citizen of Indonesia for more than 30 years, I
\ncan only agree with all the points Arbi presents in his article.
\nIt is amazing to me that people in high places can even consider
\nthe possibility of going nuclear in Indonesia. Anyone who cruises
\nJakarta daily can see that Indonesians are lagging very far
\nbehind in caring for technology, usually bought at great cost but
\nrarely maintained.<\/p>\n
As an example, in the recent frenzy of digging up roads, the
\nwork is unspeakably sloppy and often abandoned half-finished.
\nExcavators tear happily at underground cables, ripping apart
\nexisting power and telephone lines, crippling expensive computer
\non-line networking for weeks and even months.<\/p>\n
Has anyone ever tried to figure out the cost to banks,
\nairlines and so on of this total disregard for existing
\ninfrastructure and the damage it does to others. Arbi is so right
\nin saying that Indonesians have very little respect for public
\nsafety and the comfort of their fellow Indonesians.<\/p>\n
It is sickening to see how people with power and money often
\nlack respect for others, sometimes erecting monstrous houses that
\nfrom the front look like Hollywood but from the back (and the
\nkampong) are more like Sarajevo after a visit by the Serbs. Just
\nsuch an example alone should make it clear to all of us that the
\nbasic ethics are not in place at this time to even consider
\nnuclear power as an option.<\/p>\n
What Indonesia should do instead is to mobilize and invest all
\nits nuclear money and available scientists into researching,
\ndeveloping, perfecting and exploiting its abundant sunlight to
\ngenerate energy beyond the year 2000.<\/p>\n
Indonesians do not have the ethics, attitude nor the
\nsensitivity to go nuclear and that's why the headline over Arbi's
\narticle should have read: Why we shouldn't operate a nuclear
\nplant in Indonesia<\/p>\n
MRS. CONNY GAFAR<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/on-nuclear-plant-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }