The UAE needs electricity to maintain its rapid economic growth. In 2008 the UAE Government conducted an extensive study into the nation’s growing energy demands and electricity generation capacity. The study found that by 2020, the UAE’s energy demand will rise to more than 40000 MegaWatts — a rate of 9% per year, which is three times the global average. With the existing and planned capacity to produce less than half of this demand, the UAE was faced with an urgent need to develop additional sources of energy. The government reviewed multiple energy options — oil, gas, coal, renewables and nuclear energy. These were assessed in terms of relative costs, the environment, security of supply, and the potential for long-term economic development. Nuclear energy emerged as the right choice for the UAE because it is a safe, clean and proven technology, it’s commercially viable, and it delivers significant volumes of base-load electricity. Nuclear energy will diversify the nation’s energy supply while ensuring our future energy security. Investment in nuclear energy will also drive the growth of a major, high-tech industry in the UAE and provide high-value jobs for decades to come.
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What is Nuclear Radiation? Gamma Alpha Beta Nutrons? Really how dangerous is Radiation to health? “Fossil fuel is millions of times more distructive than Nuclear power could ever be.” Recent events in Japan have focused attention once again on radiation — what effect it can have and whether nuclear power is a viable solution for our growing energy needs. Professor John McInerney talks about radiation — what it is, what it does and doesn’t do, and how it impacts our lives. About the speaker: John McInerney is Professor and Head of Physics at University College Cork, Ireland and also co-director of the opto-electronics group at the Tyndall National Institute. Before joining UCC he held academic positions at the University of New Mexico (USA) and the University of Cambridge, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona. He has also worked in industry, both in large photonics and electronics companies and in small start-ups. He received his BSc in Physics from University College Cork and PhD from Trinity College, Dublin Ireland. Subscribe to CorkSkeptics to see next video on Nuclear Power, types of reactor and real facts on: how safe are they? corkskeptics.org
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