Nuclear energy

Nuclear energy

From Bisnis Indonesia

According to Prof. Teuku Jacob, nuclear weapon technology is outlandish and terrible. The expert believes that man is on the brink of self-annihilation for continuing to develop the weapons but not being able to use them. (Humanized Technology, Obor Indonesia, 1996).

It is absurd that people continue to develop this destructive technology which is capable of annihilating the whole civilization.

To compensate this darker side of nuclear technology, nuclear power has been tested under the disguise of "nuclear energy for peace". Experience has shown that this kind of nuclear power killed people in Chernobyl and caused widespread devastation. According to Nicholas Lenssen, besides instant deaths it was estimated that 14,000 to 475,000 cancer-related deaths were also detected as a direct result of the tragedy. (Don't let the earth be miserable, Obor Indonesia, 1993).

The application of nuclear technology is irrational, although we can assume that the atomic bomb will never be used and nuclear disasters of the Chernobyl caliber will not be repeated.

ANDREAS ISWINARTO

Jakarta