Our country today is in the midst of a major power crisis. When
Now more recently, our State Government has gone public with the statistics that Tamil Nadu is short of 1000 MW of power a day. This deficiency comes despite the fact that our State Government is purchasing power from the
Some may argue, despite buying uranium from the NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) the nuclear power that is going to be generated ten years down the line will account for a meager 5% of our requirements, imagine what difficulties we will have to face in the absence of this 5% power that is required. The nuclear power is cheaper and cleaner than thermal power generated on any given day as long as the nuclear waste is disposed carefully and safely.
Some others may say thorium reactors are coming up, thorium is found abundantly in our country, then why go for uranium? Research is going on to build thorium reactors and would easily take another forty – fifty years to operationalise them. For forty odd years we cannot be dependent on something that is most likely to give us power, for the immediate requirements there is no choice but get uranium. Also after the thorium reactors begin functioning, we need not shut down the uranium reactors, they can still supply power for us.
In the future, history will only haunt us if we don’t sign this deal today.
