This is plainly a misleading article. Going by this logic, no big project should be taken up in India since that will involve big business.
Clearly the issues is - We need nuclear energy as also all renenwable resources we can which includes solar/wind etc. Clearly India has huge shortage of power and this needs to be attacked urgently.
My feeling is that we need to get as much energy and as fast as possible without relying on oil. Energy can be a bigger problem in future than worrying about some countries stopping nuclear fuel supply or big business.
Not all the reactors have to come under safeguards. There will for sure be a problem if India decides to explode another nuclear device but then does that look likely in near future? Hopefully, we got enough information from last explosions to not having to repeat it for next 10 years. Then bank supplies in parallel just in case we have to later on..
RE:A misleading article
by Sanjay on Jul 16, 2008 10:16 AM Permalink
Idiot 100 billion dollars for just 20,000 Mwe capacity does not seem to costly to you then you are a fool. When our own technology is cheaper and safer why go for expensive imports.
Why do people want to reduce our bomb making capacity and go for the fantasy of first generation nuclear reactor technology which even American gave up this fantasy after Three Miles Island.
When china Pakistan are not putting any of their nuclear reactors under inspection to loose capacity under bomb making why is India taking this unilateral step. Why is India being made the guinea Pig for the foreign reactor technology? Like Pepsi and coke whose containments are well documented after paying more money then America, Like BT cotton and genetic foods, Like experimental and international banned drugs being used common place in India without warning to patients. So Indian radioactive guinea pig experiments are to began.
Say no to cap our nuclear bomb capacity by allowing international inspectors in our nuclear plant that too used to make the bomb. Say no to the nuclear Experiments by these foreign multinationals who have habit of sanction.. Say no on anything that compromises our sovereignty.
RE:A misleading article
by Annapoorna Nair on Jul 16, 2008 10:28 AM Permalink
That is 400K MW of power per annum. Not in total till 2020. Rs 400,000 crore is not bad investment.
