A thorium based power plant is already in opeation at Kalpakkam (world's only one). As per Kakkokar's own admission we have enough resources for setting up 10000 MWe Nuclear Power plants but the present installed capacity is onl 2740 MWe (all the plants of NPCIL put together).
We are now in the second stage of nuclear power production (Pressurized heavy water). The US has a vested interest in preventing us from developing the next stage (Thorium based plants).
The present deal with US will only help the equipment manufacturers from US and politicians/bureaucrats who can earn kick-backs, as we do not even manufacture Stand-by Diesel Generating Sets meant for Nuclear Power Plant (Conforming to IEEE-382 Spec). The cost of dismantling a Nuclear Power Plant is more than the cost of setting up a Plant. Many plants whose life has expired has still not dismantled in Europe due the exhorbitant cost involved. And of course there is always a possiblity of accidents like that of Chernobyl.
