Nuclear Energy is unviable?? by DiaNuke.org

Chandra Sharma

An IITian of New Delhi (1968). He has over four decades of experience in various fields of engineering - Design, Commissioning, Auditing, etc. Written a book titled - Crisis of Energy in India - which has been published from Lap Lambert Academic Publishing Gmbh & co. KG, Germany. The book is available on Amazon and Morebooks

The article is based on this book. Delivered more than two dozen lectures in National and International seminars on Power sector / Energy Audits.

Dr. Sharma can be contacted on conengr@gmail.com

Should India go nuclear for energy or not? The question is debatable. I would say it is not worth debating because of the horrible consequences of playing with a demon. Energy from atom is dangerous. The nature has preserved it an a very scientific way so that people can line near it. It need not be disturbed. Energy from atom is unethical. It is as much unethical as trading in human organs. This energy into the hands of man is destined to bring disaster. The very first instance is the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945). The world has already witnessed the accidents at Three Mile Island, USA (1979), Chernobyle, Ukraine (1986) and Fukushima, Japan (2011). The world would never forget the worst industrial disaster of Union Carbide, Bhopal, India in 1985. The bigger question is- Is the humanity at the mercy of science or scientists? Science is bound to create problems. It does not offer permanent solutions. The permanent solution lies with the Nature.

India

India’s total installed generation capacity is 199877 MW as on March 31, 2012. This is including 4780 MW from Nuclear Power Plants. The contribution from nuclear sources is 2.4% only.

A look at the history of nuclear power in India would be more beneficial. Dr. Homi Bhaba is known in India as the Father of Nuclear Industry. Initially India has set a target of 10000 MW for power generation from nuclear energy. This figure was to be achieved in 1971. India has achieved only 4780 MW in the year 2012 – 42 years down the line. The reasons may be many but nuclear energy did not find favours in India. By all accounts this performance is dismal.