From the recent events in Japan, it could be quite obvious to most of us that Nuclear Power is not very reliable. After the massive earthquake that destroyed several parts of Japan and the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant suffered major damage causing some explosions and releasing harmful amounts of nuclear radiation into the atmosphere. This can be one of the major problems with nuclear, when something goes wrong, it can go very wrong. Now if we go back top what's happening in Hong Kong, the Governments plans to have more of the city's power generated by nuclear which by what we have been seeing in the news, doesn't look very good. Now imagine that Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant, east of Hong Kong suffers a incident where the Nuclear Power Plant suffers a fault where harmful amounts of radiation are released, similar amount to those in Japan. They say there that people within a 30km radius of the Fukushima I Nuclear power plant should evacuate. If this happened at the Daya Bay plant and a 30km warning zone in put in place, that would mean most of Ma On Shan, Sai Kung, Sha Tau Kok, Plover Cove and Lounggang Shenzhen will be affected. Not only that but in Japan, Tokyo was also effected even though it is more than 200km away. The city centre of Hong Kong is 40-60km away, so if harmful amounts are leaked, it could be catastrophic for the city. Also Hong Kong has a mostly easterly wind, so and radiation leaked from the plant will most likely reach Hong Kong by wind, causing serious trouble. So Nuclear Energy should not be used in Hong Kong and the Daya Bay Nuclear Power plant should be closed as soon as possible.
