Nobody can stop us to do a nuclear test and it may not be written in the terms & condition of the deal .
But
It is hundred percent sure that international community will voice against India, if we ever do a nuclear test. In those circumstances, if US and other countries decide to stop the uranium supplies to India , after investing billions of rupees in reactors ... then ???
So , can we do the nuclear test without any trouble and what will happen to the billions of rupees investment ?
The real question is whether we need to depend on other countries for nuclear fuel. If we made the investment, there is no chance of looking back & the risk of conducting a nuclear test will be infinite.
Another fact is how to handle the nuclear waste. I've seen many comments that nuclear energy is clean, pollution free, cheap etc. Have we ever thought of disposing these nuclear waste ? Nuclear waste are dangerous for ten to thousands of years (depending on its half life period). Keeping / disposing them safely is also a tremendous task. And nobody seems to be bothered about it.
So a good risk assessment is to be done before signing the deal and making the investment. The team must include scientist, media persons, environmentalists and no need to say , our beloved politicians.
And finally, how many states / districts / municipality will allow these reactors to be constructed / waste disposal in their locality. Think abt. Singur , Nandigram and other SEZ.
RE:Deal or No Deal
by p k on Jul 03, 2008 02:05 PM Permalink
We don't explode nuclear explosion in Diwali every year. So why this is a big issue, I can't get it. And no nuclear power does Nuclear testing now. They develop simulation and don't do direct testing. And if we are going to do testing after 20-30 years, we would have got good technology at least. This is not a hidden fact that India doesn't have good technology.
