Nuclear Energy Myths and Realities by Soumya Dutta at Sambhaavnaa Institute www.sambhaavnaa.org

4. HOW MUCH ENERGY DO WE GET FROM WHAT Myth 1 – 0f Being Major Energy Source -> Busted INDIA WORLD SOUMYA DUTTA TOTAL COMMERCIAL ENRGY AFTER 60 YEARS OF NUCLEAR FISSION ENERGY, ITS FOSSIL-CARBON THAT DOMINATES OVERWHELMINGLY!! >90% fossil-carbon ~85% fossil-carbon

5. Nuclear Capacity Addition Has Sharply Gone Down Since 1987 – Despite Huge Energy Demand Nuclear Power and Sustainable Development, IAEA, April 2006 Soumya Dutta

6. IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY AS % OF TOTAL ELECTRICITY, HAS GONE DOWN. Many Operating Reactors Are Facing ‘Retirement’ Soumya Dutta

10. ‘ External Costs’ for various Electricity Generating Technologies Nuclear Power and Sustainable Development, IAEA, April 2006 From 2006, Nuclear Power Cost has Gone Up, Whereas Solar, Wind –> Gone Down Soumya Dutta

15. SAFE ENERGY ? 3-MILE ISLAND & CHERNOBYL ! WHOLE PRIPYAT TOWN ABANDONED – CHERNOBYL NPP AT BACKGROUND THREE-MILE ISLAND REACTOR

24. WHAT ABOUT THE HIGH RISKS TO PEOPLE ? All INDIAN NPPs Are In Densely Populated Areas ! EXISTING NUCLEAR PLANT SITES WITH ONLY ~4200 MW INSTALLED, WE HAVE PROBLEMS OF NUCLEAR WASTE – UNTREATABL E WITH ANY KNOWN TECHNOLOGY. WHAT IF THAT BECOMES 40,000-60,000 MW AS PROJECTED? THE ‘NEW SITES’ WITH EXISTING ONES, WILL MAKE ALL HIGH-POPULATION DENSITY AREAS – HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO ROUTINE AND ACCIDENTAL RADIATION AND ACCIDENTS. SOUMYA DUTTA FATEHABAD HARIPUR JAITAPUR