Nuclear power is vital for India, and the government needs to be more transparent in presenting the attendant risks, while explaining that Kudankulam’s safety features are superior to those of Fukushima.

The government has recently drafted the “Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill (CNLB), 2010” and plans to introduce it in Parliament. The Bill is to provide for “civil liability for nuclear damage, appointment of Claims Commissioner, establishment of Nuclear Damage Claims Commission and for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto." Several important issues have been raised in the public debate.

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Nuclear power may pave the way for the next Industrial Revolution.

CSTEP Chairman V.S. Arunachalam has co-authored an op-ed for The Hindu newspaper with strategic analyst, K. Subrahmanyam, highlighting the real stakes in recent controversies surrounding nuclear testing in India. "Nuclear deterrence is essentially a mind game and ensuring the security of weapons in case of an attack is more important than kiloton yields."

You can find and read the editorial in the Monday, Sep 21st, 2009 online issue of The Hindu.

Nuclear power is just one option for generating electricity. Before we embrace it, it may be worthwhile to examine the following questions: How relevant is nuclear to our electric power sector? How important is this agreement? How much additional capacity can we add with this? And, how should we plan for such an expansion?