In most Indian cities, people routinely jump traffic lights as we do not believe in following rules whether for our own or others safety. As a result, India has the worst accidents record. We do not believe in preventive mainteance. We go to a mechanic mostly when our car breaks down, not as per prescribed schedule. The same casual attitude taken to hazardous plants casues disasters. The Bhopal gas tragedy happened in India because some indians including the management of the said plant took a casual attitude. Of course the plant happened to be owned by an MNC and so one could conviniently pass the blame. Of course, the nuclear deal is just to open the legal gates for nuclear eqpt and fuel suppliers. But just because nuclear power will become accessible does not mean that it will be economically viable in the immediate future. YEs, if we keep on using high cost nuclear power, in some distant future some innoation would bring down the cost. Till then, users will be paying the high cost for more R&D. That is what these America ncompanies want. Indians t opay for their R&D efforts.
