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Nuclear power
Published in Anthony N. Penna, A History of Energy Flows, 2019
For nuclear power in India, currently supplying about 4 percent of its thermal power, the road ahead will remain challenging, despite goals affirming the role of nuclear power in the country’s future. The world average for this power source remains about 16 percent, making efforts to catch up more challenging. Among the most articulate statements supporting investments in nuclear power is the following, “there is a consensus, across the major political parties, that given India’s existing and future energy needs, nuclear power provides a potentially attractive source.”34
Future Energy and Energy Security
Published in Anco S. Blazev, Energy Security for The 21st Century, 2021
Slowly but surely, India is (at least in official statements) on the way to a huge nuclear power expansion. The new Russian-built power plant in Kudankulam is just a start. According to nuclear power insiders, India has official plans to build nearly 500 GW of new nuclear power capacity by 2050. This is more than the entire nuclear power capacity in the world today, which is under 400 GW.
Demonstration of Hollow Fiber Membrane Technique for the Recovery of Plutonium from Analytical Laboratory Waste
Published in Nuclear Technology, 2019
S. Chaudhury, S. A. Ansari, P. K. Mohapatra, D. M. Noronha, J. S. Pillai, Ashutosh Srivastava, I. C. Pius
Nuclear power is the fifth largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity, and wind power. As of 2017, India has 22 nuclear reactors in operation and seven nuclear power plants are under construction.1 Nuclear power in India produced a total of 35 TWh of electricity in 2017. Operation of these reactors is highly dependent upon the quality control of the nuclear fuels in the analytical laboratories. The quality of fabricated nuclear fuel for reactors should conform to certain chemical specifications laid down by the fuel designer. The analytical laboratories which are engaged in quality control of nuclear fuel, therefore, generate a large volume of waste containing nuclear materials such as U, Pu, and Am (generated from the decay of Pu). Analysis of these materials is mainly carried out in the liquid phase, thereby generating large volumes of liquid analytical wastes. These wastes are chemically and radiologically very complex in nature. Due to the toxic and hazardous nature of plutonium and americium these wastes cannot be disposed of, and removal of plutonium is essential before its safe disposal.2,3 Furthermore, considering the strategic importance of plutonium, it has to be accounted to the acceptable limits of accuracy. Therefore, development of a novel methodology for the recovery of Pu from different types of waste solution generated during various operations involved in the chemical quality assurance of nuclear fuels is essential.