theUtilizationofNuclearPower作文
theUtilizationofNuclearPower作文
theUtilizationofNuclearPower作文
theUtilizationofNuclearPower作文
PositionPaper
Delegate:WuYarui
School:UniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomy
Country:Indonesia
Committee:CommissiononSustainableDevelopment(CSD)
Topic:Thefuturedevelopmentandsafeutilizationofnuclearpower
Internationalconcernoverthefuturedevelopmentandsafeutilizationofnuclearhasincreasedsteadilyandisnottobeneglected.Althoughitisbeneficialtousbecauseitisaclearenergyandcostsstably,italsobringsuswithsomepotentialdangerousfactors.Thereisnodenyingthattheleakage,nuclearweapon,andtheimmensecostofnucleararebigthreatstoallhumanbeings.AndnowIndonesiaholdstheviewthatwehavereachedthetimewhenwemustberesponsiblefortheseaffairssowecannotjustsitbackandletitgofrombadtoworse.
UNhassparednoeffortstoavoidtheharmfuleffectsthatnuclearpowerhasbroughttous.TheIAEA(InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency)wasestablishedundertheUNtopromotethepeacefuluseofnuclearenergy.TheUNODA(theUNOfficeforDisarmamentAffairs)isalsosetuptopromotenucleardisarmament.What’smore,theCTBT(ComprehensiveNuclear-Test-BanTreaty)hassignedin1996,manycountriesreachedaconsensusparticularlyonnuclearweapons.
Indonesiaplanstodevelopthenuclearindustryforpeacefulpurposes.BAPETEN(BadanPengawasTenagaNuklir)wasestablishedtobealegislativeorganfornuclearenergyin1998.Apartfromit,IndonesiaisamemberoftheIAEAandasignatorytotheNPT(Non-ProliferationofNuclearWeapons).Furthermore,Indonesiaagreednottoconductnuclear-weaponstestingandIndonesiasignedtreatiesfornuclearcooperationwithSouthKorea,Russia,AustraliaandtheUnitedSated.Indonesiahassincemadeitclearthatwewantahigher-capacitynuclearpowerplant,andwillconstructaland-basedplant.
Facedwithsuchacontroversialproblem,Indonesiahasfollowingsuggestions.Firstly,theinternationallawabouttheutilizationofnuclearisnotnormativeandstrictenough,itisUN(UnitedNations)’sresponsibilitytocompleteitinallrespects.Besides,amechanismtosuperviseundertheCommissiononSustainableDevelopment(CSD)shouldbeestablishedparticularlyforsometurbulentcountries.Secondly,Indonesiabelievesitisessentialtoenhancemultilateralcooperationtopreventiteitherformallyorinformally,suchasGICNT(GlobalInitiativetoCombatNuclearTerrorism),IAEA(InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency),andsoon.Apartfromwhatwehavedone,therearestillsomethingremainedtobeimproved.Hereissomeadvice:Tofacilitateinformationsharingandbestpracticeamongstates;Tosetahigherstandardforphysicalprotectioninthecontextofunforeseendangerssuchasnaturaldisastersandterroristattacks;Totakemeasurestoimprovethetransparencyandtrustsoastokeepthestabilityandbalancebetweeneachnation.Finally,countriesthatplantobuildnuclearplantsandreactorsshouldconsiderthelocationasmuchaspossibleandIndonesiabelievesthatitisalsocriticalforeachgovernmenttoraisepublicawarenessbyteachingthemthenuclearsafetyeducation.