The fuel deposit in India are alarmingly low. The uranium ore concentrate used is very lean. Hence in the long term usage of nuclear power you have to either import uranium fuel or can use alternate fuel (mainly thorium ) technology which is far from mature. In these circumstances striking a deal with the superpower which mainly controls the IAEA in a big way can help in India getting undisturbed fuel supply. The agreement thus becomes necessity for continuation of nuclear power in India. The harmful implications of the deal are too technical in fine print which our beloved politicians can understand. Hence the debate of going into the deal should be done with skilled personnel who have adequate knowledge of nuclear energy.
RE:Nuclear deal
by MOHAN PYARE on Nov 28, 2007 07:11 PM Permalink
Total installed capacity in our country today is 1,37,000 MW. In the next 10 years we have to add another 1,00,000 MW to this capacity. It can be from coal based plants, nuclear plants, hydel plants, wind based plants, solar power plants or a combination of these. The most abundant source in India is coal. The question is how much coal based power plants can be added without causing serious environmental problems like acid rains. Acid rain is already a serious issue in China.
