India aims to achieve 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047, leveraging its abundant thorium reserves to potentially generate 500 GW over the next four centuries. Thorium, with its superior safety and efficiency characteristics, is positioned as a cornerstone of India’s energy strategy amidst increasing energy demands and carbon reduction commitments. The country’s structured three-stage nuclear program and international collaborations are pivotal to advancing thorium-based technologies and ensuring energy self-reliance and sustainability.
What are the potential challenges and benefits of transitioning to thorium-based nuclear energy in India, and how might this model influence global energy strategies?
My Take:
With 1 million tonnes of Thorium reserves available within our borders, this will make India energy resilient and economically resilient.
Plus Thorium has higher energy efficiency and lower waste than Uranium.
All this makes it imperative that we quickly cross this technological barrier and unlock a golden age.
(Civilization reference intended)
From the linked article this is Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR).
Primary concern about nuclear power is it’s chance of leakage due to one reason or thousand+ others. Their argument is that it will reduce CO2, but does not speak about far larger and unmaintainable evil that is nuclear pollution, handling and preventing it.
India does require nuclear power, let that be in certain centers where it is needed for country’s security, let the other side look at wind, solar, hydo, etc. etc.
If we keep that mindset . We will achieve nothing on our own.
There is always going to risks when we pursue new technology . Even the best in the world have paid price for that but they also have made huge progress in Human’s understanding and needs
Russia, USA , Japan all have had nuclear disasters or atleast come close to it like USA dropping nuke in its own territory.
China with Wuhan lab was another recent disaster.
Why should India keep fearing the outcome when the world is madly pursing new technology and then threatening the weaker nations.
Yes. its risky affair but Indian Scientist are capable people to handle and understand the risk involved and take great steps to avoid any disaster.
Maybe we should be happy with whatever we have. We dont trust our people with sensitive thing like this. When disaster happen you will be remembering my techenclave reply.
India would have never become a nuclear armed country.
and begging USA and Russia to protect them China and Pakistan would want to be a bully.
You are comparing our Politicians failure and ignorance to our scientific pool’s achievements in all this decades.
Our politicians are the ones who are ignorant and failing us mostly in various ways( though it may bit too harsh on them too but some of their decisions have helped the country as well) .
our scientist are making great strides for our nation and helping in its growth.
Nuclear arm and nuclear plant doesn’t have the same work principle and environment. I think nuclear power plant is much more vulnerable both internal management and external attacks. In war time it will become a target point for enemy attacks.. miss management will cause small to large scale nuclear disaster and the waste management is other concern..
What should government do is to give even more subsidy on solar panels instead..
Nuclear power is the most costliest of all, they won’t tell that part loud. So, prepare for far higher bills. Unlike solar power, etc. nuclear power will never be under remotest control of the public, it will be thoroughly controlled chronic profit making business-politico nexus.
