How is it that one of the world's poorest nations that thrives on tourism, can't manage to find clean potable water or sanitation for their people, but, can afford a nuclear power plant?
These are hugely wrong priorities and this kind of irresponsible use of nuclear material has to STOP !
Belize tourism has not been good in the last year either, due to the banking crisis and the belt tightening of tourists. And Belize has some of the most beautiful and spectacular forests with endangered species everywhere, but, yet overlooked for its precious contribution to keeping Earth green. The country is running deficits it didn't think it would ever see. Now, they are talking with Taiwan followed by China and this is a high priority?
I don't think so.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation STARTS with providing RESPONSIBLE energy solutions for small impoverished nations, so we don't end up with another Iran in the Western Hemisphere.
Belize needs 'clean energy' provided by solar, to bring energy to small villages in the south, and off shore wind turbines where applicable for the bigger cities in the north. Nuclear power plants are NOT the answer for Belize.
They also have a 'border war' with Guatemala that has yet to be resolved, but, they are trying. As a result, that unstable border allows drug traffic, corruption and violence. It has only been lately that Belize City has started to rid itself of corruption. It would be helpful if Guatemala stopped the violence on their side of the border as well. Both these countries need assistance in protecting their forests and carbon sinks while providing valuable services to their people, improving their economy, bringing healthy judicial practices while supporting an improved quality of life that we can all live with.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
BELIZE STUDIES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OF 500 MEGAWATTS
Typical 500 megawatt nuclear power plant that Belize is contemplating installing to ensure a reliable electrical supply for the growing population.
SPAIN - Garona 500 megawatt nuclear power plant was off line in April this year 2009, for refueling. During start up, it was disconnected from the grid, while a safety valve had to be replaced. It is now working again. SPAIN has nine nuclear power plants of different sizes....
http://westernbelizehappenings.blogspot.com/2009/11/belize-studies-nucleur-power-plant-of.html
Monday, November 9, 2009B
ELIZE NEEDS THE NEW SMALL CHINESE 100 TO 300 MEGAWATT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - HOW TO GET IT?
BELIZE NEEDS THE NEW CHINESE 100 TO 300 MEGAWATT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - HOW TO GET IT?
SHANGHAI -- China will start building its first large nuclear-power reactor with home-developed "fourth generation" technology in 2012-13, a senior engineer involved in developing the system said.The Experimental Fast Reactor will have a designed annual power-generating capacity of 800 megawatts, and is due to come online around 2020, according to Xu Mi, chief engineer with the China Institute of Atomic Energy's Fast Reactor Experiment Department.
http://westernbelizehappenings.blogspot.com/2009/11/belize-needs-new-small-chinese-100-to.html
