ID | 114448 |
Title Proper | Safety and security of India's nuclear installations |
Language | ENG |
Author | Mishra, Sitakanta |
Publication | 2012. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | In retrospect, nuclear technology has brought forth a mixture of rational and not-so-rational views, well-founded concerns as well as baseless fears. 1 On the one hand, the three nuclear disasters - Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi - have made the study of safety and security of high-technological systems like nuclear, contentious. In addition, the spectre of 9/11 has raised the fear of terrorists targeting nuclear infrastructure. On the other hand, over 14,000 cumulative reactor years of commercial nuclear operation in 32 countries suggest that the danger from nuclear activity is minimal and nuclear energy can be harnessed in a safe and secure manner. 2 |
`In' analytical Note | Defence and Diplomacy Vol. 1, No.2; Jan-Mar 2012: p.79-89 |
Journal Source | Defence and Diplomacy Vol. 1, No.2; Jan-Mar 2012: p.79-89 |
Key Words | Nuclear Technology ; Fukushima Daiichi ; India ; Nuclear Energy ; India's Nuclear Installations ; 9/11 ; Kaiga Plant - 2009 ; Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) |