Is Nuclear Energy Safe?
Answer to this can be both yes and no. In this world their is no correct answer for any thing, or correct stand. Only thing which is neutral is only neutron, but as a physicist would say neutrons are also not neutral, they too change their state from proton and neutron. The proper question would be did we need nuclear energy. This might be the right question.
From a nuclear engineer’s point of you, im allegedly is 
. Here im amidst the agitation going in the koodankulam nuclear plant, VVER russian based plant which is under construction, as a contract between Russian govt. joint stock ‘ATOMSTROYEXPORT’. From last 2 week i havnt went to plant due to agitation. Local activist and leaders should think about the need for the plant. As in country like india where energy deficit is increasing year on year, we need some alternative energy plant.
Fukushinma fueled the antinuclear lobbyist. Germans are going nuclear free. With fukushima and germany going nuclear free, all antinulcear groups want all nuclear plant to be shutdown in india too.
Stop talking this vapid talks and think rationally. We need nuclear power, we got no other option, Is it devils alternative. But as an nuclear engineer not the expert i had classroom training for more than a year I can tell atleast this that nuclear plants are becoming more and more safer as technology is changing rapidly, it is helping nuclear insustry too, for making a plant safer.
I will tell you about the nuclear plant safety in a low tech analogy. Consider the nuclear plant as a car, like brake is necessary for a car for stopping. Similarly in nuclear plant we need some posion(neutron eater) to make the plant subcritical, and coolant to cool the fuel.So as in car there are two brake one normal leg and other the handbrake which we rarely use to stop the car. In case of new plants like kudankulam u can say we got 4 independent brakes situated all round the car, individually sufficient to stop the car(reactor). So by this analogy you can think how safe the modern nuclear plants are.
One more analogy comparing the new plants and the plant which suffered a accident in japan, like we can say the fukushima plant was the beetle car of 1940s and the new plants which are coming are the beetle of 2011. Which car is more safe 1940s or 2011. People should think rationally as any cynic will argue that if someone had asked the head of fukushima plant a day afore the disaster that is your plant is safe, if tsunami struck the plant what will happwn his answer might be we are prepared. As murphy as said anything as to happen will happen.
The hoi polloi must only think about that did he need electrical power better standard of living. Then he need nuclear power as in India we dont have enough renewable energy option.So we need nuclear energy got no alternative. Hope our leaders will act more rationally and think about people not about their rivals viz if you are in not in power you have to oppose every statement of the ruling party except the bill to increase the allowance and pay.
Always remember the principle of JUSTIFICATION.
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