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| 'India has capacity to produce 243 GW power by 2050' | | | Bangalore, Aug 22 India has the capacity to produce 243 Giga Watts of power by 2050 by utilising the Uranium and Thorium resources available in the country, renowned materials scientist and Indian Nuclear Society President Dr Placid Rodriguez said today.
''With the available Uranium and Thorium resources, the country can produce 243 GW of power as against the target of 250 GW by 2050 and there is no need to import Uranium. However, there is an urgent need to explore Uranium and Thorium resources, especially in Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya,'' he said.
Dr Rodriguez was speaking to newspersons after the Prof Brahm Prakash Memorial Lecture on 'Indian Experience on Fuel and Structural Materials in Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors' at the Indian Institute of Metals here yesterday, given by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Director Dr S Banerjee.
To a question, he said a huge investment and political will was needed for the purpose. However, he did not divulge the quantum of resources needed, stating that the amount was yet to be worked out.
Referring to the Indo-US civil nuclear deal and the US Congress passing the Nuclear Policy recently, Dr Rodriguez said the benefits from the policy might be short term as the country might get supply of Uranium, but in the long run the policy would be of no use.
''Unless the US agrees to the conditions laid down in the deal, signed on July 18, 2005, we may not benefit much in the long run and we don't want to surrender the country's sovereignty.'' |
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