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.

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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.