Nuclear Power In India: Disaster Waiting To Happen?

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http://www.priyashah.com/mig/camnuke.htm Fears of global warming are being used by the nuclear power industry to promote nuclear power as a carbon-neutral solution. However, not only is nuclear energy very expensive to produce, but nuclear waste remains highly dangerous for thousands of years and accidents could devastate huge areas. If we are to avoid being driven into a nuclear future we must step up research and development for safe and sustainable methods of energy production. We can build better security sites for existing nuclear waste and we can phase out existing nuclear power stations.

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It’s here - the Nuclear Industry!

How Nuclear Energy Works : 

How Nuclear Energy Works Radiation at EACH STAGE home

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RADIATION INCREASES multifold at each stage!

Radioactive Waste : 

Radioactive Waste Generated at each stage - Mining, Enrichment, Power Generation Waste from Enrichment has been used in Depleted Uranium (DU) bombs used in Iraq Even 21st century science has NO ANSWER for Nuclear Waste Disposal Waste contaminates (beyond scope for inhabitation) a huge area in its vicinity for 1000’s of years home

Radiation Contaminates Always : 

Radiation Contaminates Always Even if there is NO NUCLEAR ACCIDENT Around a Uranium Mine Around an Enrichment Facility Around a Nuclear Plant Around Nuclear Waste An area of 30-35 km radius gets contaminated by nuclear radiation regularly! home

Radiation Spares Nothing : 

Radiation Spares Nothing Impacts Vegetation - Agriculture Trees near Jaduguda Uranium Mines have DEFORMED SEEDS Agricultural produce is bound to carry unacceptable amounts of radioactive content Impacts Animals Radioactive Boars on the rise in Germany (thanks to Chernobyl) Impacts Human Beings home

Nuclear Accidents Are Worse! : 

Chernobyl : An area of 1,00,000 sq km is UNINHABITABLE for 20,000 years. FOREVER. Nuclear Accidents Are Worse! Date: 26 April 1986 Plant Capacity: 900 MW

Nuclear ‘Meltdown’ in the USA : 

Nuclear ‘Meltdown’ in the USA Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania: Happened in 1979 due to the meltdown of fuel rods Health effects mostly unstudied or kept clandestine home

Impact of Nuclear Radiationon Humans : 

Impact of Nuclear Radiationon Humans Cancer in the next 2 to 60 years Deformed babies - FOREVER! The pictures that follow may be disturbing Jump to Existing Nuclear Plants in India only if you are extremely week-hearted home

40 Years Old Uranium Mines : 

40 Years Old Uranium Mines in Jaduguda, Jharkhand home

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Near Rawatbhata Power Plant : 

Near Rawatbhata Power Plant Near Kota, Rajasthan home

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After Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster : 

After Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 1986 home

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After American Bombing in Iraq : 

After American Bombing in Iraq Depleted Uranium (DU) Bombs made out of The Waste from Uranium Enrichment home

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Semey: USSR’s Nuclear Testing Site : 

Semey: USSR’s Nuclear Testing Site During Cold War home

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Still Nuclear Plants are being pushed in India… home

Existing Nuclear Plants in India : 

Existing Nuclear Plants in India Before the Indo-US Nuclear Deal home

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Nuclear Plants in India (2010) home

Proposed Nuclear Plants in India : 

Proposed Nuclear Plants in India After the Indo-US Nuclear Deal home

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Post Indo-US Nuclear Deal home

Approximate Impact Area of Nuclear Accidents : 

Approximate Impact Area of Nuclear Accidents In India home

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Impact of Nuclear Accidents in India Can you imagine the massive loss of Human Lives, Forests, Agriculture, Animals, Economic Activities? For 1000’s of years! home

OK, If Not Nuclear Then What? : 

OK, If Not Nuclear Then What? Feeding Electricity to the Super Power in making… home

Improving Existing Energy Efficiency : 

Improving Existing Energy Efficiency India can save 30-40% of its electricity deficit by simple Conservation techniques Improving the efficiency of existing power plants (we are way behind international standards at the moment) Decentralizing electricity generation to reduce long distance transmission losses home The cost of implementing these Efficiency Improvement Measures is MUCH LESS THAN that of setting up New Plants

Conserving Electricity : 

Conserving Electricity We can save 30% increased demand of electricity by 2013 by using energy efficient electrical infrastructure at home Fans, Incandescent Bulbs, Tube Lights Refrigerators, ACs, Air Coolers Electric Water Heaters Computers, TVs, DVD Players, Set-Top-Boxes (active mode) home

Use Renewable Sources : 

Use Renewable Sources They are Cheap They are Unlimited They don’t Kill They are ‘un-researched’ America is the world’s largest producer of Wind Power Solar Energy has the potential to feed Earth 1000 times Solar Water Heaters in Bangalore save 900 MW of peak load. Already! Spend the millions & billions on research of Renewable Energy rather than on Nuclear home

India’s Electricity Scenario : 

India’s Electricity Scenario Government declares Projected energy by all Nuclear Plants = just 60,000 MW Hardly 10% of the electricity deficit home

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Why RISK Indian lives for just 10% of electricity? home

The Potential of Renewable Sources : 

The Potential of Renewable Sources Latest studies indicate that Wind Energy & Solar Energy hold the keys to sustained development! home

The World Has Started Protesting : 

The World Has Started Protesting Nuclear Energy

The ‘West’ is Disowning Nuclear Power : 

The ‘West’ is Disowning Nuclear Power Most Americans are against Nuclear Power Major concerns: Continuous radiation emitted in normal functioning of Nuclear Plants Nuclear Waste disposal Threats of nuclear accidents Australia has never built a Nuclear Power Plant! home

Wondering What You Can Do About This? : 

Wondering What You Can Do About This? Spread awareness about this massive public betrayal Jago Re !