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CHILE: The discussion on nuclear energy development divide the Chileans

The discussion on nuclear energy development divide the Chileans

in the Andean country's fuel and electricity do not stop rising
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This actually scarce energy sources

politicians and citizens debate whether nuclear power is necessary


Jorge Barreno
Valparaiso

updated on Thursday 15/03/2011 11:30
The nuclear crisis in Japan, with alarm enacted in Fukushima plant has opened a heated debate in Chile, one of the most seismic countries of the world. Politicians and citizens debate whether nuclear power is necessary in a country short of energy resources and where electricity and fuel stop rising exponentially.


Against Nuclear Energy
The block of the Coordination and activists conservationists are opposed to building nuclear plants in Chile. While the Government states that no nuclear power plants are being built, but negotiates with international experts on the use of nuclear technology.

Socialist Rep. Marcelo Díaz, meanwhile, believes that Japan's experience provides food for thought and warns the Chilean government about the dire consequences that might have to make a bad decision. "After I saw in Japan, is a total madness to think of nuclear energy for Chile," said the legislator.

"Given the evidence of the serious situation facing the population Japan and the world for the nuclear emergency in Japan, strongly opposed the foundation for progress in bringing nuclear energy to Chile ", also says the director of Greenpeace Chile, Matias Asún.

However, the Minister of Mines and Energy Laurence Golborne, the politician most valued of Chile, has clarified that the Andean country has no nuclear plan in progress: "We should not build a debate or a controversy over something that does not exist. Chile does not have a plan to establish nuclear power plants, no nuclear power plants, therefore, we place the magnitude of the debate in perspective. "


Agreements These atomic
Golborne words come after the Chilean government has announced several agreements on cooperation in nuclear matters with France and U.S.. U.S. President Barack Obama, will next week visit to Chile, and it is possible to enter talks with Sebastian Pinera, the Chilean president Max, nuclear issues are addressed. Not rule out signing an agreement with the United States to begin training of Chilean engineers and professionals. Golborne

underlined that the agreements with those countries "are cooperative and understanding", but stressed that the country must rethink its long-term energy development. However, in 2010 the Government signed an agreement with France for the "training ground" of nuclear technology. It was the same Laurence Golborne, who on Friday used his Twitter account to defend the idea of \u200b\u200binstalling plants.

Finally, the minister said that "Chile needs to look at this with a long-term. We're not talking about the energy we need for the next two months and for the next two years. The decisions taken by Government transcend the government. "

adds: "It has to be discussed by the public, an agreement on nuclear power requires a broad consensus and if consensus is achieved, is something we can move forward."
A fragile country, energetically
Ministry of Energy Sources in Chile recognize that in the Atacama Desert there are sources of uranium, the raw material needed to create nuclear energy. In 2009 a study by the Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile, established three possible places where you could build a nuclear power plant, Antofagasta, Coquimbo and the region of Maule. All are likely to over nine mega-earthquake on the Richter scale, so that the plants would have to withstand the strongest tremors.

Chile is a fragile country in energy, which is generally dependent on hydropower, but that times of drought, as now, there is great fear of rationing or scheduled outages of electricity. So far, investments in wind and solar have been minimal due to its high cost.

Luis Sepulveda, a worker in an electrical store in Valparaiso, located on Columbus Street, believes the U.S. is to blame for everything and that should also encourage the use of nuclear energy in places where it is dangerous. "I read that they are guilty of earthquakes there lately. The Russians have discovered they are doing tests with a weapon of electromagnetic waves that cause earthquakes."

Luis, is exacerbated by his comment: "Send noses to sell its technology to countries that do not, for very high prices, and that they themselves who are experiencing around the world with their weapons. And we bought them up and suffer its consequences, "says Luis.