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"There is 'a small amount' of nuclear waste buried in Perak and the disposal site is still regarded unsafe, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. 'In Malaysia, we do have nuclear waste which perhaps the public is not aware of. We have to bury the amang, a by-product from tin mining. 'It is not radioactive but it is not good to handle. We had to bury it in Perak, deep in the ground. 'But the place is still not safe, and we have almost one square mile that is dangerous,' he said."

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 1 (UPI) -- Malaysia's nuclear plans could take more than 15 years to implement. Analysts say the government needs to be more assertive if it wants to put nuclear power plants in place, the New Straits Times reported.

I AM an engineer working for an energy and strategy consultant in Munich, Germany. During my recent holiday in this lovely country, I noticed the ongoing debate on whether Malaysia should build nuclear energy plants or not, and read the stories in StarMag with great interest (Green or black?, Insight, Aug 16). I have the feeling that most important points are reflected correctly (maybe except Mr Robinson - Berol Robinson, president of the American branch of Environmentalist for Nuclear Energy - who obviously thinks that one part of nuclear waste which is fatal within minutes of exposure might be less harmful than one million parts of inert coal ash).

The Philippines may choose to dispose of nuclear waste at the Spratlys Islands should the government proceed with a plan to use nuclear energy. Using the islands as a disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel may even end the dispute over its ownership, said Pangasinan Representative Mark Cojuangco, who authored a House Bill that intends to rehabilitate the country's only nuclear plant in Bataan. Besides the Philippines, a host of other countries including China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam are claiming dominion over the islands. The disputed territory "can actually be a mechanism for regional peace because [other countries claiming the Spratlys] are looking for repositories of nuclear waste," Cojuangco said in a briefing.

Six former executives of a Californian engineering firm have been charged with paying millions of dollars in bribes to officials at foreign state-owned companies, justice officials said Wednesday. A statement from the Justice Department said the six, all employed by an Orange County firm that manufactured valves for use in power plants, had engaged in a conspiracy between 1998 and 2007. In the four years leading up to 2007, the department said nearly seven million dollars was paid in bribes to officials of state-run and private companies in more than 30 countries including China, South Korea, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.

"The Selangor government will not allow or support the construction of a nuclear power plant in the state. Khalid Ibrahim Commenting on the federal government's plan to build a nuclear plant, Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said there are other alternative methods to increase energy supply. "We are looking towards increasing energy supply iby harnessing solar power," Abdul Khalid said after the state economic council meeting today."