When the whole world is talking of two major explosions at two nuclear reactor sites in Fukushima blowing off parts of protective structures, (forced) radioactive releases, pumping of seawater to cool down the core as a *desperate* measure, ongoing "meltdown" of the cores and various possible (spine chilling) scenarios resulting therefrom; the Indian *experts* without batting an eyelid are telling us that there is nothing untoward happening and "(i)t is a well planned emergency preparedness programme which the nuclear operators of the Tokyo Electric Power company are carrying out to contain the residual heat after the plants had an automatic shutdown following a major earthquake". What a bunch of brazen liars! Of what great value are their assurances as regards the safety of Indian nuclear power plants!
Sukla http://www.dailypioneer.com/324441/No-nuclear-accident-in-Fukushima-Indian-N-experts.html <http://www.dailypioneer.com/324441/No-nuclear-accident-in-Fukushima-Indian-N-experts.html> *No "nuclear" accident in Fukushima: Indian N-experts* March 14, 2011 10:47:31 PM *PTI | Mumbai* Top officials of Department of Atomic Energy today said the Indian civil nuclear programme will continue, without any compromise on safety parameters, and also claimed that what has happened in Japan's Fukushima plant was not a "nuclear accident". "Safety is the overriding parameter and DAE can not take any shortcut and Indian plants are safe but after analysing the situation in the nuclear reactors of Fukushima which have been affected due to an unprecedented tsunami preceded by high magnitude earthquake, we will revisit the safety aspects of our plants," top DAE officials said. "There is no nuclear accident or incident in the Japan's Fukushima plants. It is a well planned emergency preparedness programme which the nuclear operators of the Tokyo Electric Power company are carrying out to contain the residual heat after the plants had an automatic shutdown following a major earthquake," said S K Jain, the Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation. "Once the plant shuts down after an emergency situation automatically, the fission reaction stops and it is only the residual heat that has to be quenched and that is what the Japanese were doing," Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Srikumar Banerjee said. "Because of the unprecedented tsunami, the external power was unavailable for the emergency diesel generators to take over... During the process the pressure was building up in the reactor which had to be released in a phased manner. Which resulted in the exothermic reaction due to hydrogen generation," he said. "It was purely a chemical reaction and not a nuclear emergency as described by some section of media," Banerjee said. "It is a big challenge for our colleagues in Japan to fight an unusual situation due to natural disaster and we salute them as they are managing in spite of the danger," Banerjee said. Talking about Indian reactors, Jain said they are safe but there is "no complacence on safety." Regarding the French EPR reactors which are proposed for Jaitapur plant in Ratnagiri district, Banerjee and Jain said the design of EPR is based on the design experience of 58 reactors running in Europe, and when the Indian EPR will come up it would have seen the experience of five such similar plants in Finland, France, China and UK. In the case of Japanese nuclear plants it was the station blackout which was the root cause and such a thing will not happen in the existing as well as future Indian reactors, they said. Talking about Jaitapur site again, Banerjee said it is much above the sea level, and on the western coast, probability of tsunami is also very less. Jain said India is uniquely placed as it has a centralised emergency operating centre with well drawn procedures scrutinised by regulators. "Our plants also have multiple level of heat removal system," he said. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
