The document discusses the risks of nuclear energy at each stage from mining to waste disposal. It notes that radiation levels increase significantly at each stage and nuclear accidents can contaminate huge areas for thousands of years, impacting vegetation, agriculture, animals, and human health through increased cancer rates and birth defects. While renewable sources like solar and wind are presented as cheaper alternatives with unlimited potential that do not pose the same health and environmental risks, nuclear power is promoted in India due to lucrative business and investment opportunities for foreign companies and politicians.
4. Radioactive Waste
Generated at each stage - Mining, Enrichment, Power Generation
Waste from Enrichment has been used in Depleted Uranium (DU)
bombs used in Iraq
Even 21st century science has NO ANSWER for Nuclear Waste
Disposal
Waste contaminates (beyond scope for inhabitation) a huge area in its
vicinity for 1000s of years
What about the
Is it Safe?
Environment &
People?
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5. Radiation Contaminates Always
Even if there is NO NUCLEAR ACCIDENT
Around a Uranium Mine
Around an Enrichment Facility
Around a Nuclear Plant
Around Nuclear Waste
An area of 30-35 km radius gets
contaminated by nuclear radiation regularly!
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6. Radiation Spares Nothing
Impacts Vegetation - Agriculture
Trees near Jaduguda Uranium Mines have DEFORMED SEEDS
Agricultural produce is bound to carry unacceptable amounts of
radioactive content
Impacts Animals
Radioactive Boars on the rise in Germany (thanks to Chernobyl)
Impacts Human Beings
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7. Nuclear Accidents Are Worse!
Chernobyl : An area of 1,00,000 sq km is UNINHABITABLE for
20,000 years. FOREVER.
Date: 26 April 1986
Plant Capacity: 900 MW
8. Nuclear Meltdown in the USA
Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania: Happened in 1979 due to the
meltdown of fuel rods
Health effects mostly unstudied or kept clandestine
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9. Impact of Nuclear Radiation
on Humans
Cancer in the next 2 to 60 years
Deformed babies - FOREVER!
The pictures that follow may be disturbing
Jump to Existing Nuclear Plants in India only if you are extremely week-hearted
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10. 40 Years Old Uranium Mines
in Jaduguda, Jharkhand
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26. Impact of Nuclear Accidents in India
Can you imagine the massive loss of
Human Lives, Forests, Agriculture,
Animals, Economic Activities?
For 1000s of years!
Existing Plants
Proposed Plants
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27. OK, If Not Nuclear Then What?
Feeding Electricity to the Super Power
in making
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28. Improving Existing Energy Efficiency
India can save 30-40% of its electricity deficit by simple
Conservation techniques
Improving the efficiency of existing power plants (we are way behind
international standards at the moment)
Decentralizing electricity generation to reduce long distance
transmission losses
The cost of implementing these Efficiency Improvement
Measures is MUCH LESS THAN that of setting up New Plants
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29. Conserving Electricity
We can save 30% increased demand of electricity by 2013 by
using energy efficient electrical infrastructure at home
Fans, Incandescent Bulbs, Tube Lights
Refrigerators, ACs, Air Coolers
Electric Water Heaters
Computers, TVs, DVD Players, Set-Top-Boxes (active mode)
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30. Use Renewable Sources
They are Cheap
Spend the millions & billions on
They are Unlimited research of Renewable Energy
rather than on Nuclear
They dont Kill
They are un-researched
America is the worlds largest
producer of Wind Power
Solar Energy has the potential to
feed Earth 1000 times
Solar Water Heaters in Bangalore save
900 MW of peak load. Already!
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33. The Potential of Renewable Sources
Latest studies indicate that Wind Energy & Solar Energy hold
the keys to sustained development!
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34. The Politics of Nuclear Power in India
Ever heard of a lucrative
Wind or Solar Scientist post?
35. Why is Nuclear Power Promoted in India?
Current energy policies are designed to benefit foreign MNCs
General Electrics Westinghouse Areva
Newspapers admit that THEY ARE HERE FOR A $40 BN BUSINESS
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36. Why is Nuclear Power Promoted in India?
Profit for MNCs who will provide reactor designs
Commission for Indian Politicians, Intellectuals, Scientists
Investment at the
9,900 WM Jaitapur ` 10,00,00,00,00,00,000
Nuclear Plant One Lakh Crores only!
All Nuclear Plants in India offer
lucrative prospects
for these Patriots!
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37. Why is Renewable Energy Unknown?
Very less or No Scope for Investment (read profit)
Giants MNCs in the Nuclear Power sector are too strong to let
the Renewable Energy sector grow
And hence, almost No Solar or Wind Scientists
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39. And Our Governments Gift for US
The Nuclear Civil Liabilities Bill by our government says that:
Any foreign company WILL NOT be held
liable for any nuclear accidents on Indian
soil, whatsoever
They WILL NOT pay any Compensation
We CAN NOT sue them in Indian or
Foreign courts
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41. The West is Disowning Nuclear Power
Most Americans are against Nuclear Power
Major concerns:
Continuous radiation emitted in normal functioning of Nuclear Plants
Nuclear Waste disposal
Threats of nuclear accidents
Australia has never built a Nuclear Power Plant!
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42. Wondering What You Can Do About This?
Understand the politics of promoting Nuclear Power in India
Spread awareness about this massive public betrayal
Jago Re !