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Nuclear waste is a heavy burden to lay on our children etc.

Auteur	CANE
Datum
Classificatie	4.03.0.00/11 (INDIA - ALGEMEEN)
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Hullo there I We are anti-nuclear activists.

"Nice meeting you. I appreciate your concern for humanity. The madness of this 
arms race has brought the entire human race close to extinction… "

Just a minute please. We are, of course, against the arms build up. But in India we 
are also concerned about the so called peaceful uses.

"You mean you are against atomic power stations also?"

Yes Indeed. And so should you be.

"You must be crazy! This is like throwing the baby away with the bath water. 
Atomic energy is a perfect example of what good science can do for us. Our 
scientists have tamed the destructive power of the atom and harnessed it for 
our development. We should all be proud of their achievements."

We are afraid reality is far more complex than simplistic ideas of good science 
vs. evil. Our nuclear power programme has been a colossal failure and should 
be wound up immediately.

"I think you are totally wrong. We should, in fact, build more and more-atomic 
power stations to augment our sources of electricity. This is one field in science 
and technology where we are on par with the developed nations."

There are hundreds of reactors all over the developed world which have been 
abandoned at different stages of construction. The most illustrious among them is 
the Shoreham reactor near New York. This was abandoned after being completely 
built at a cost of $5.1 billion (nearly Rs 10,000 crores). Finally it has been sold 
to the State of New York for a sum of $1!

"You must be exaggerating. Probably there are ten reactors built for every one 
that has been given up."

Most of the developed nations have said a final goodbye to nuclear power long ago. 
United States has stopped building nuclear plants since 1975. Canada has stopped it 
in 1978. During the 80's many European nations have either curtailed or altogether 
abandoned their nuclear projects. In countries like Sweden, Austria and Yugoslavia 
public referendums have been held and the people have voted against nuclear power.

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