Great hurry for nuclear deal but dragging feet on Iran-Pak-India gas pipeline. Why these double standards?
What will be the investment we have to make for this technology. How many billions. and How cheap will be the electricity produced or will it be another Enron
There are big problems of disposing nuclear radioactive waste so how clean is it? We are overpopulated and smaller geographical area compared to U.S. so where will the waste be disposed?
Anyone can please clarify these doubts re. the nuclear deal
RE:Unclear Deal
by All Right on Jul 07, 2008 10:58 PM Permalink
With Israel threatening to attack Iran, wih the pipeline passing through Taliban area and in a country (Pakistan) not friendly to India, the Indo-Pak-Iran pipeline is very risky.
As of date we have 22 reactors which collectively produce 3% of our power generation, operating at 50% capacity utilization because of lack of spares and uranium fuel. Without any extra investment by raising capacity utilization of existing plants, nuclear power can command a share of 5% of total power generated in the country.
Nuclear power is cheaper than thermal power. It will be cheaper if we raise capacity utilization.
Our medium-long term strategy focus on thorium based fast breeder. This means that the spent fuel can be re-processed that reduces nuclear wastes. That wastes can be managed is proved by France where 80% of all power generated are accounted by nuclear sources. France is a fraction of size to India.
