The govt should not have been asked to show confidence in the first place. I work in the energy sector. I know somethings to comment about nuclear energy for electricity. The only viable and reliable source after coal is nuclear energy. Wind and hydro thermal are dependent on natural forces. You have no control over it. Nuclear energy not only generates clean power but is also very efficient. All these years, India could not afford to have more nuclear plants because we don't have reliable sources of raw materials. With the nuclear deal we get access to fuel from other countries and NSG and hence can think of building more nuclear power plants. People who blindly accept the words of stupid politicians like the CPI should at least try to get the facts before jumping on the band wagon. The day that happens we would have succeeded as a democratic nation. Until the day people like Karat cease to exist it will be a sad day for democracy.
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by rajamohanareddy on Jul 23, 2008 12:34 AM Permalink
Uranium goig to exhaust in 20 years of time. India rich in Thorium 25% ( other survey says 40%)e.g under RamSethu b/w India and Srilanka has abundunt Thorium reserves. We have been developing technology use Thorium for nuclear fuel. Only Australia and India are very rich in that. The deal is the great vision of western countries. Nuclear Fuel Complex is working on very good projects and they are far away of the vision of western countries. So imagine their vision to bring us to sign the agreement. Who benifit of this agreement. The content on which we agreed upon is important.
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by ram consultants on Jul 23, 2008 12:20 AM Permalink
dear sir you are right that nuclear energy can be used for so many things but India and the leaders are not matured enough to handle such source of power, they will abuse it and u will eventually wonder why in the 1st place did we accept it?
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by Hate Who divides on Jul 23, 2008 12:51 AM Permalink
Ram tell me some thing except Energy and weaponisation and X-ray
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by vivek murthi on Jul 23, 2008 12:31 AM Permalink
What makes you think we are not matured to handle such source of power. We do manage our nuclear weapons pretty well...don't we?? Today show in the parliament is proof enough that our democratic system is complex and has enough checks in place for any one person/group to abuse the power
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by Diya G on Jul 23, 2008 12:25 AM Permalink
I disagree. India is the only country in the subcontinent mature and capable for this honor. China is communist and Pak as we all know is overtly or covertly mullah driven and rest all are small fish
