Engery Sec Insights VOL-1 Issue1 March06.p65
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چکیده
After decades of poor performance, atomic energy seems to have received a second wind, especially after the joint statement of 18 July 2005 by the Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh and the US president George W Bush. Many pro-nuclear advocates now aver that a large-scale expansion of nuclear power is the only way to meet our electricity needs and ensure energy security. An examination of the history of atomic energy in India shows, however, that this is not a new claim. Since its inception, the DAE (Department of Atomic Energy) has been promoting nuclear power as the answer to our energy needs. As per the DAE’s predictions, by 2000, there should have been 43 500 MW of nuclear-generation capacity in the country. But only 3310 MW (megawatts) has been realized, which is less than three per cent of the installed electricity generation capacity. Even by the DAE’s projections, it will not become a significant fraction of India’s electricity for the next few decades. And, as we argue below, nuclear power does not enhance our energy security. Energy security connotes the capacity to satisfy the energy needs of all sections of society without excessively compromising safety, the environment, or the well-being of future generations. This implies that electricity generation technologies should be economical, not run the risk of catastrophic accidents, be minimally polluting, and not leave long-lasting harmful legacies— nuclear power does not meet these criteria.
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