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1、Deputyjustcontendedthattheconstructionanddevelopmentofthenuclearpowerplantssquanderstatefunds.Itisshort-sightedandone-sided.Wethink,thenuclearpowerplantsareapositivefactortoboomeconomyratherthanafinancialburden.Nuclearpowerisrelativelycheapduetoitslessrequire
2、mentforrawmaterialsandcheapertransportationcosts.Nuclearfuelpacksahugeenergypunchanditsenergydensityishigherseveralmillionsoftimesthanfossilfuel's.TaketheTianwannuclearpowerplantasanexample.Ithastwosetsofunitsofthetotalcapacityof2millionkilowatts,whichneedonl
3、y48tonsnuclearfueleachyear.However,ifitwereaheatpowerplant,itwouldneed6millionscoaleveryyear.Sonuclearpowerplantssavethecostofrawmaterialsandthetransportationcosts.PluswhatIhadexplainedintherebuttal,wecaneasilyreachthenuclearpoweriseconomical.Asweallknow,inou
4、rcountry,thedistributionofresourcesandloadsisuneven,whichisreflectedclearlyintheeastcoastalprovinces.Ononehand,economyinthisregionisgrowingfastwiththehugeconsumptionofenergy.Ontheotherhand,theyarefarmfromwaterpower,coal,oilandgasproductionareas.Withthedevelop
5、mentofelectricpowerindustry,itisachallengeforlongdistancepowertransmission.Inthissense,thenuclearpoweristheoptimalchoice.Fromalong-termperspective,theyprovideenoughpowerfortherapideconomicdevelopmentandtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandardandprotecttheenviro
6、nmentandsavethetransportcostsatthesametime.ThatisalsowhyourgovernmentbuildalmostallnuclearpowerplantsalongthesoutheastcoastlineInaddition,tosaytheleast,ifourgovernmentreallydismantlesexistingnuclearpowerplants,theprocesswouldalsocosttremendously.Itcoversnoton
7、lythedismantlingofanuclearpowerplantsanddecontaminationofthesitetoastatenolongerrequiringprotectionfromradiationforthegeneralpublic,butalsothespecialprecautionsforthepresenceofradioactivematerial.Nowthatwehaveinvestedsomuchmoneyonthisfield,Icannotseethenecess
8、ityofquittingthemwithanotherhugesumofmoney.SecurityFirst,Wethink,thesecurityofnuclearpowerplantsisguaranteedinChina.Ourgovernmentalwayskeepsthesecurityatthefirstplace.Inthemeanwhile,weset