5Nays- Why We DO NOT Need Nuclear Power?
1. Not CO2 Free: Although Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) itself releases no
carbon dioxide, the production of nuclear electricity, depends upon a vast complex
and hidden industrial infrastructure (Nuclear Fuel Cycle), the intensive user of
Fossil Fuel -the kind of energy the Nuclear Power is touted as replacing -with the
concurrent production of Carbon Dioxide.
2. Not Sustainable: At the current consumption rate of Uranium, the known
& extractable Uranium deposits may not last for more than 50 to 60 years. Therefore
it is not Sustainable Source of Energy.
3. Not Cheap: Nuclear Power is not only a high-risk technology in terms of
safety, but also with respect to financial investment. The costs for decommissioning
of NPP are very high & the cost of isolating radioactive byproducts /wastes from the
biosphere & safeguarding them for hundreds of thousands of years, which defy
human imagination, cannot even be estimated. Nuclear Power is one of the most
expensive ways of generating electricity.
4. Not Safe: If the Nuclear Power is safe and entails as little risk as the Nuclear
Industry claims, the insurance premium does not need to be particularly high. Why
are the American Nuclear Power Plant Vendors demanding Nuclear-Accident
Immunity, a pre-condition for their entry in the Indian Civil Nuclear Sector?
5. Not Easy to dispose Nuclear Waste: Each 1000 MW NPP
is estimated to generate 1500 Tons of extremely potent Radio Active Waste in its
operational life of 50 years, not to talk of waste generated on decommissioning. The
Nuclear Industry is yet to find how safely transport and store this deadly material for
periods of time –almost beyond our comprehension – 2, 40,000 years. Electricity is
but the fleeting byproduct of Nuclear Power. The actual product is forever deadly
Radio Active Waste.
No Nuclear Power. Thank You!
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