The world hopes that the recent radiation leak in Japan is contained and further nuclear damage averted. Having termed nuclear power, a green alternative, it is traumatizing to watch the events unfold at Japan’s nuclear power plants. The present plight of the Japanese nuclear installation is a direct consequence of the tsunami and not merely a fall-out of the earthquake. The Japanese crisis calls for more work and understanding on siting nuclear plants in the light of the discussions over Jaitapur in India.
Despite this emergency, it seems a little premature to lose faith in science and a technology that is as advanced as nuclear technology. It is time to place our trust in the competence of our scientists and repose confidence in them. Environmental activists believe coal and hydroelectric power displace and dislodge many without any accountability to their lives or livelihood. In such situations we find it suitable to connive and ignore the passive dangers that lurk behind coal mining and dam construction.
Inherent fears surrounding Japan’s present nuclear disaster should push for an agenda that gears for better standards in nuclear safety and stringent enforcement of the rules set for siting nuclear plants. Nuclear power was not written off subsequent to Chernobyl or the Three Mile Island incidents and we see no reason why its efficacy should be debated at this point in time.
The present moment needs transparency from the Japanese authorities who are working on resolving the nuclear crisis. It is only appropriate that they pass on absolute and honest information to help evolve better measures to prevent such disasters in the future.
This blog will direct the reader to some interesting articles, views, videos, blogs on environment and climate change.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Nuclear power as a green alternative..
EPR (European Pressurized-Water Reactor has gained acceptance for safety and sustainability.
AREVA, the French company selling nuclear technology has admitted to facing cost overruns and construction delays in some of its projects but claims that EPR is the safest technology developed till date. The Union of Concerned Scientists, a science based non-profit organization, recommends EPR as a safe nuclear technology.
Nuclear power subsidies and policy recommendations.
Thorium, expected to reduce nuclear waste and The use of thorium as nuclear fuel in EPR technology is investigated by the World Nuclear Association since it is expected to reduce nuclear waste and make the fuel cycle of nuclear energy more safe. India, convinced that its power generation capacity could be increased by combining EPR technology and the use of thorium as a nuclear fuel, remains a major sponsor for thorium related research.
AREVA, the French company selling nuclear technology has admitted to facing cost overruns and construction delays in some of its projects but claims that EPR is the safest technology developed till date. The Union of Concerned Scientists, a science based non-profit organization, recommends EPR as a safe nuclear technology.
Nuclear power subsidies and policy recommendations.
Thorium, expected to reduce nuclear waste and The use of thorium as nuclear fuel in EPR technology is investigated by the World Nuclear Association since it is expected to reduce nuclear waste and make the fuel cycle of nuclear energy more safe. India, convinced that its power generation capacity could be increased by combining EPR technology and the use of thorium as a nuclear fuel, remains a major sponsor for thorium related research.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
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