The real problem is that we need energy for our progress. The oil and natural gas based fuel is depleting . India has to import fuel at an exorbitant cost. There fore the only answer is Atomic/Nuclear energy and we need to step up the atomic energy, and from renewable sources. Unlike alternative source of energy, Nuclear energy is available in concentrated form and the technology is well developed. Hence nuclear energy is the only solution in the near future. But we do not have adequate quantity of uranium fuel for generating nuclear energy. So if we do not make arrangement for fuel our reactors will have problem for the generation of energy. Not only that we need radioisotopes %u2013 which are the radioactive by products of nuclear reactor %u2013 for various applications in medicine (nuclear medicine investigation and therapy of thyroid diseases, and radiation therapy of Cancer) agriculture, Industry, research etc, So the nuclear deal is important
RE:N-deal
by on Oct 07, 2007 08:30 PM Permalink
We have lots of plutonium and thorium reserves. we shud device ways to produce ellectricity from these and put them to other uses.
RE:N-deal
by Rajan P on Oct 07, 2007 08:34 PM Permalink
Looking at the pathetic condition of Koodamkulam plant and Kalpakkam plant,one gets suspicious.It is easy to praise deals till it is signed,but once it is in our hands,whoosh!!! there goes all the merits...So think before you cry for the mooon!
