An atomic research centre would be set up in Visakhapattinam by the Baba Atomic Research Centre, an official of the Department of Atomic Energy said.
CHENNAI: An atomic research centre would be set up in Visakhapattinam by the Baba Atomic Research Centre, an official of the Department of Atomic Energy said on Thursday.
India would generate 200 GW of nuclear energy by the middle of the century and most of it would be by fast breeder reactors, S K Malhotra, Head of Public Awareness Division, told reporters after inaugurating a workshop on `Nuclear Energy for National Development and Environmental Sustainability' here.
On entry of private players into the field of nuclear energy, he said this could be possible only if the Atomic Energy Act was amended.
Replying to a question on Kudankulam Nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu, Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board S K Sharma said it had the most modern design and was better than third generation reactors and had innovative safety features.
There was absolutely no possibility of radiation or likely contamination of ground water, he asserted.
On agricultural research in using isotopes, Malhotra said 29 varieties of crops were under various stages of research and 27 of them of them were pulses and oil seeds, since this was the thrust area, which required more yield. A jute and paddy variety were also under research, he added.
Sharma said the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board was monitoring the hospitals and industries using radiation technology to ensure that they were adhering to the safety
code. The board had a technical division for the purpose.
Malhotra said they were having links with educational institutions including IITs to recruit youths for atomic energy field and sponsor some students for research. He said
they had opened several training centres to train students with masters degree in science for atomic research.
Earlier, speaking at the workshop, Sharma said there wasry good mechanism in the country while using nuclear processes which were conducted as per specified standards to ensure that no harm or risk was caused to the public.
Use of nuclear energy in the country was growing with good safety standards, he said.
Delivering the key-note address, P R Vasudeva Rao, Director, Chemistry Materials and Metallurgy Group at Indira Gandhi Centre for search, Kalpakkam said nuclear energy was sustainable and had the potential of large scale exploitation with 'negligible' emissions.
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