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ID148006
Title ProperClimate change, nuclear energy and radiological disaster risk reduction in India
Other Title Informationissues and challenges
LanguageENG
AuthorKumar, Rajesh
Summary / Abstract (Note)India has 22 nuclear power reactors operational and several new are coming up in the country. The issue of setting up and operating of new nuclear power and reprocessing plants stands intertwined between development, environmental/climate change concerns, and areas under mega projects being struck with natural calamities’ like floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, manmade accidents or breach of security, all leading to nuclear disaster. Dependence on nuclear power, storage and disposal of nuclear waste, areas surrounding reprocessing plants, transportations of nuclear warheads and their safety is a highly risky proposition in the country. Before, during, and after major nuclear disaster, a coordinated emergency response to restoration and mitigation of further complications in nuclear power sector is an enormous problem.
`In' analytical NoteWorld Focus Vol. 37, No.10; Oct 2016: p.52-61
Journal SourceWorld Focus 2016-10 37, 10
Key WordsNuclear Energy ;  India ;  Climate Change ;  Radiological Disaster Risk Reduction ;  Issues and Challenges