35 pc power from n-plants by 2050: Kakodkar

shortage of staff will hit any nuke programme by n.krishna on 2008-10-17 09:38:00.483661+05:30
17 nuclear power plants rated at 4120 MWe total, is in operation at present but produces about half its capacity. The nuclear power is just 3% of total power production in INDIA. The Indo nuclear racket is just to trap India to NPT and CTBT regime by christian PRANB MUCKERJEE and two CIA agents MANMOHAN AND SONIA. The contribution of nuke power will never cross 3%. There is already a shortage of 15% staff in DAE. Good engineers rarely join nuclear field because of radiation exposure concerns and lower pay. The shortage of staff is so bad that DAE now employs lady shift engineers, a practice very detrimental to future generations. Girls are born with all ovam and any exposure to radiation can damage it and pass the genetic damage to the next generation. A thumb rule is not to marry anyone working in nuclear field. So in spite of Rs 128,00,000 crore waiting for expansion we may not see any increase in the 3% contribution from nuclear power.

shortage of staff will hit any nuke programme by n.krishna on 2008-10-17 09:37:58.939586+05:30
17 nuclear power plants rated at 4120 MWe total, is in operation at present but produces about half its capacity. The nuclear power is just 3% of total power production in INDIA. The Indo nuclear racket is just to trap India to NPT and CTBT regime by christian PRANB MUCKERJEE and two CIA agents MANMOHAN AND SONIA. The contribution of nuke power will never cross 3%. There is already a shortage of 15% staff in DAE. Good engineers rarely join nuclear field because of radiation exposure concerns and lower pay. The shortage of staff is so bad that DAE now employs lady shift engineers, a practice very detrimental to future generations. Girls are born with all ovam and any exposure to radiation can damage it and pass the genetic damage to the next generation. A thumb rule is not to marry anyone working in nuclear field. So in spite of Rs 128,00,000 crore waiting for expansion we may not see any increase in the 3% contribution from nuclear power.

existing N plants suffering from lack of fuel by Dr.Jagannathan Kanniah on 2008-10-15 08:36:51.295501+05:30
Question is; now that the way is clear to import fuel, when we can import the nuclear fuel needed and operate the existing nuclear power stations to their full capacity. There is no use of talking about far a way future like 50 years from now.

Nuke power will be costlier and GOI will end up subsidising US firms by n.krishna on 2008-10-15 07:21:57.826153+05:30
As per US Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules a nuclear plant builder should have a damage insurance guaranteed by the U.S. government. In our case GOI have to give a similar guarantee if the plant were to be built in India so that if a Chernobyl happens, the US industry or the Indian company that built will not be liable for any damages, and an unsuspecting incompetent INSURANCE company like AIG will pay the compensation. This insurance would make the tariff from a nuclear power plant built by a U.S. company in India costlier besides subsidizing the U.S. firm’s investment in India. Because of this provision, no new nuclear plant has come up in USA for the last 30 years after the Three Mile Island accident. With TERRORISM IN INDIA BY CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM MILITANTS IN FULL SWING A CHERNOBYL IS WAITING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME NOW. AND IF TWO SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK ANY NUCLEAR INSTALLATION, ALL THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO IS TO EVACUATE PLACES LIKE BOMBAY WHICH HAS HALF A DOZEN NUKE PLANTS.

Nuke power will be costlier and GOI will end up subsidising US firms by n.krishna on 2008-10-15 07:21:55.412429+05:30
As per US Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules a nuclear plant builder should have a damage insurance guaranteed by the U.S. government. In our case GOI have to give a similar guarantee if the plant were to be built in India so that if a Chernobyl happens, the US industry or the Indian company that built will not be liable for any damages, and an unsuspecting incompetent INSURANCE company like AIG will pay the compensation. This insurance would make the tariff from a nuclear power plant built by a U.S. company in India costlier besides subsidizing the U.S. firm’s investment in India. Because of this provision, no new nuclear plant has come up in USA for the last 30 years after the Three Mile Island accident. With TERRORISM IN INDIA BY CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM MILITANTS IN FULL SWING A CHERNOBYL IS WAITING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME NOW. AND IF TWO SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK ANY NUCLEAR INSTALLATION, ALL THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO IS TO EVACUATE PLACES LIKE BOMBAY WHICH HAS HALF A DOZEN NUKE PLANTS.

Nuke power will be costlier and GOI will end up subsidising US firms by n.krishna on 2008-10-15 07:21:52.379253+05:30
As per US Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules a nuclear plant builder should have a damage insurance guaranteed by the U.S. government. In our case GOI have to give a similar guarantee if the plant were to be built in India so that if a Chernobyl happens, the US industry or the Indian company that built will not be liable for any damages, and an unsuspecting incompetent INSURANCE company like AIG will pay the compensation. This insurance would make the tariff from a nuclear power plant built by a U.S. company in India costlier besides subsidizing the U.S. firm’s investment in India. Because of this provision, no new nuclear plant has come up in USA for the last 30 years after the Three Mile Island accident. With TERRORISM IN INDIA BY CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM MILITANTS IN FULL SWING A CHERNOBYL IS WAITING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME NOW. AND IF TWO SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK ANY NUCLEAR INSTALLATION, ALL THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO IS TO EVACUATE PLACES LIKE BOMBAY WHICH HAS HALF A DOZEN NUKE PLANTS.

THE NO OF NUKE COMPONET SUPPLIERS, CERTIFICATION FIRMS HAVE SHRUNK AFTER 30 YEARS OF NO REACTOR CONSTRUCTION by n.krishna on 2008-10-15 07:16:55.655851+05:30
NPCIL is the only govt unit that can install nuclear power plant in India. Uranium is not the only issue, but the component suppliers including the reactor vessel worldwide is very acute. Japan Steel Works is the only supplier of reactor pressure vessels except Russia and its capacity is just five vessels per year and it cannot meet India’s demand. JSW order book is full till 2016 and buyers have to pay a premium of $100 million for booking a new vessel. There are only 80 nuke plant component suppliers and 200 certifications companies whereas thirty years back these figures were 400 and 900 respectively.The annual nuke plant constructions in the world is less than 4. Indian demand cannot spur production, as US or Europe are not going for nuke power plants anymore. Plant construction around the world is less than four a year. Indian firms cannot invest the huge sums for nuclear component fabrication as certification to IAEA standards have become mandatory with the nuke agreement.

THE NO OF NUKE COMPONET SUPPLIERS, CERTIFICATION FIRMS HAVE SHRUNK AFTER 30 YEARS OF NO REACTOR CONSTRUCTION by n.krishna on 2008-10-15 07:16:53.813447+05:30
NPCIL is the only govt unit that can install nuclear power plant in India. Uranium is not the only issue, but the component suppliers including the reactor vessel worldwide is very acute. Japan Steel Works is the only supplier of reactor pressure vessels except Russia and its capacity is just five vessels per year and it cannot meet India’s demand. JSW order book is full till 2016 and buyers have to pay a premium of $100 million for booking a new vessel. There are only 80 nuke plant component suppliers and 200 certifications companies whereas thirty years back these figures were 400 and 900 respectively.The annual nuke plant constructions in the world is less than 4. Indian demand cannot spur production, as US or Europe are not going for nuke power plants anymore. Plant construction around the world is less than four a year. Indian firms cannot invest the huge sums for nuclear component fabrication as certification to IAEA standards have become mandatory with the nuke agreement.

Kakkodkar has no redibility by n.krishna on 2008-10-15 07:12:47.707539+05:30
The first Atom bomb model was of PK Iyengar and Anil Kakkodkar and it was a failure. Dr Ramanna thurndered that the head will roll in DAE. Ramann’s head would have rolled first if Indira Gandhi took any action. Kakkodkar is an Engineer and Engineers are not made Director of BARC as it is a post meant for a pure science Scientist. Then there was the failure of the CIRUS reactor vessel fabrication. CIRUS reactor is an important unit in our nuke programme and to enhance the life of the reactor the reactor vessel had to be replaced. For its fabrication 3.5 inch thick special Al plates were procured from abroad at a time when India had hardly and foreign exchange. But its fabrication was a failure and consequently we have to shut down the rector in the near future. The Dhruva Reactor coolant channel design by Kakkodkar was also a failure that resulted in the delay of its commissioning. The list goes on. Siva Sena connection and US link gave him 3 unusual extensions after retirement.

Kakkodkar has no redibility by n.krishna on 2008-10-15 07:12:41.369106+05:30
The first Atom bomb model was of PK Iyengar and Anil Kakkodkar and it was a failure. Dr Ramanna thurndered that the head will roll in DAE. Ramann’s head would have rolled first if Indira Gandhi took any action. Kakkodkar is an Engineer and Engineers are not made Director of BARC as it is a post meant for a pure science Scientist. Then there was the failure of the CIRUS reactor vessel fabrication. CIRUS reactor is an important unit in our nuke programme and to enhance the life of the reactor the reactor vessel had to be replaced. For its fabrication 3.5 inch thick special Al plates were procured from abroad at a time when India had hardly and foreign exchange. But its fabrication was a failure and consequently we have to shut down the rector in the near future. The Dhruva Reactor coolant channel design by Kakkodkar was also a failure that resulted in the delay of its commissioning. The list goes on. Siva Sena connection and US link gave him 3 unusual extensions after retirement.

0-35% in 40 years is simply awesome by Anthony Joseph on 2008-10-14 17:06:08.397419+05:30
I think most people have not done the maths right. As per Mr. Anil Kakodkar In 40 years time we will 35% power generated by nuclear plants. Now that is a huge step forward under any circumstances. Do we have any idea what would be our energy needs in the next 40 years, I am sure its phenomenal. 35% of that amount means that nuclear energy would be the fastest growing sector in the Indian economy. 0-35 in 40 years is no mean achievement by any standard. Trust our PM to have negotiated a good deal in the best interests of the country.

Nuclear Power by Suresh Mathew on 2008-10-14 15:55:18.387157+05:30
After indepedence people like Romesh Sharma was thinking for 60years and India didn't move an inch forward instead it had moved backwards due to the narrow minded thinking of people like him. Even today also after signing the nuclaer deal also people like him trying the Mud Slinging at the deal like what he had written in his below clippings. Instaed of preaching your oudated sermons try to read and understand the writting on the walls otherwise the world will dump you and your thoughts very soon.

Deal - not making much sense by Antina on 2008-10-14 15:38:10.441376+05:30
Reading this news that after 40 years India will produce 35 % of its energy from Nuclear sources - ( As also there is no guaranty that it will be 35 %) I do not find much reasons to appreciate this deal. Also during this 40 years money from India will go to US in the name of bringing new technology. Is it the need of the moment ? are the Govt. ignoring the basic needs of the people which is still not met for a large section of people. May be we should ask what is the priority ? And also I guess India has enough good brains -if Govt. has put the same amount of money in the nuclear research India - then Indian scientists could have developed same technology within next 20 years. Now its up to you to judge the situation.

Nuclear Expers by AN on 2008-10-14 14:25:58.979913+05:30
Everybody in India likes to give gyan and is an expert in everything. Let's leave issues like these to the experts who like us, have the interest of the Country in mind.

Nuclear Power by Suresh Mathew on 2008-10-14 13:44:40.100958+05:30
What else Mr. SA. Krishnan and Romesh Sharma wants, they want Nuclear energy to be produced tommorrow. Nobody can help them in thier childish thinking, may god only help them

NUKE CONSTRIBUTION WILL NEVER EXCEED 3% by n.krishna on 2008-10-14 13:33:30.339843+05:30
With this pygmy Kakkodkar, who was given 3 extensions on political grounds is a traitor who sold our DAE to USA. US has not constructed a single new nuclear power plant for the last 30 years after the Three Mile Island accident. INDIA WILL NEVER CROSS 3% power from nuclear plants. Our FBTR programme will eventually wind up after accidents as these are inherently unsafe. We are going to add our Chernobyl either in Trombay, Tarapur, Rajastan or in Kalppakkam very soon as we are not getting good engineers for the nuke industry.

Nuclear Power by S.A. Krishnan on 2008-10-14 12:15:56.520664+05:30
This is a meaningless statement from Mr Kakodkar except as an effort to justify the nuclear deal which many in India consider wrong and harmful. Even the PM has indicated that nuclear energy would be under ten percent of the aggregate. Mathematically 35% is possible in 40 years but such is the advancement in science that new sources may indeed be invented; and for all you know, the developed world might even dump nuclear energy! People in position must be careful in what they say.

Too long a period----- by romesh.sharma on 2008-10-14 12:05:33.714581+05:30
What a pity that the Nation has to wait another half a century that too to achieve only 35% electricity after having so propagated deal!For the very initial establish ment of nuclear power plants and needed infrastructure India will have to spend more than 50 billion dollars.After elapse of around two decades there will be only 10 to 15% of energy increase while during that period the demand will jump to atleast 20%.How can India cop with fast growing demand with this so promised/sought after deal?If India had to wait so long it could have developed the technology of Thorium use.India has plenty of it and technology is very much available in developed countries and is not banned by any law.Based on Thorium technology India could save money,free itself from dependency and be proud of its scienctists.To get that status of developed/developing nation it would have better for India to take own initiatives.Moreover as Kakodkar says by2050 ,Iam sure it may take another century.