The sage and grave advice of the top scientists is consistently being blocked and blanked out. This is the reason that such an important press release is put up only on this website and not in a single daily newspaper. Another interesting, though worrisome thing is that such news appear in regional/vernacular papers (example: Vijay Karnataka in Kannada) but not a single English daily!! What can one conclude? That all our English media are under the command and control of the Congress/ Central govt who in turn are under the control of external powers (US,NATO,etc). It is unfortunate that we have handed the reigns of power to a ruthlessly corrupt regime which has installed an absolutely spineless figurehead as the PM who is so mindlessly single-tracked in his approach and policy outlook that he is obsessed to have the 123-deal signed and sealed to the detriment of the nation. The time has come for the nation to rise as one against this coterie resolutely and strongly to put down and send to trash not just the deal but the evil regime too if it remains hell-bent to pursue the course of enslaving the nation to the interests of US and others.
RE:Scientists Blanked Out
by Chakravarthy Muralidhar on Jun 24, 2008 02:41 PM Permalink
This press release of the eminent nuclear scientists should be viewed in the light of another very important statement made by the Director of the IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Dr.Baldev Raj just yesterday and reported in the "New Indian Express" exclusively. He has stated that India's first 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) is fast nearing completion and will go critical in Sept 2010. He has further stated that 4 more FBRs of 500 MW each would be constructed between 2010 and 2020. After this India will go for 1000 MW FBRs. One of the great features of FBRs is that they produce more nuke fuel than they consume. So if we have enough FBRs then technically we can almost produce double the fuel consumed in a short cycle time. But this also needs the use of metallic uranium than the mixed oxide fuel presently being used. However, this requires intensive R&D effort, which is now underway at Kalpakkam. Dr.Baldev Raj is very confident that the team of able scientists at Kalpakkam will master this most sought-after tachnology and know-how eluding even France and Russia because India's FBR technology is far more advanced and superior to that developed by them. But what really Dr. Raj, who is an eminent Nuclear Metallurgist, means by the above statements is that Indian nuke research establishment is on the threshold of great developments, all of which need unstinted support and non-interference from the govt in general and polico-buraucratic set up in particular.This is not happening.
RE:Scientists Blanked Out
by riten dash on Jun 24, 2008 02:55 PM Permalink
Indian press and media are funded by Saudi Arabia and Church Funds.Accordingly facts are reported only as a default.It would be naive on our part to think any country USA,Russia or any other will give us a major deal without first protecting their own business and political interests.It is upto us to negotiate properly so that our short term goals are achieved and long term interests are protected.But unfortunately our politicians only want to win elections at any cost to the country so that their ill-gotten wealth multiplies.
