Govt. has diversified applications of nuclear energy to various social fields : Dr Singh

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New Delhi  : Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, on October 18, 2019, said that we have been able to fulfil the vision of Homi Bhabha. He added that Homi Bhabha had said that India’s nuclear power will be for peaceful purposes. The Government has diversified the applications of nuclear energy in various social fields. He was speaking at the inauguration of 11^th Nuclear Energy Conclave here.

Dr Singh said that the Government has taken various steps to promote the scientific temper in the country, specially in the Department of Atomic Energy and Space. He said earlier the Atomic power plants were restricted to Southern India, now the Government is setting up nuclear plants in other parts of the country. A nuclear plant is coming up at Gorakhpur of Haryana, he added.

To educate the students and general public about the applications of  nuclear energy, a “Hall of Nuclear Energy” was opened at Pragati Maidan in Delhi and a similar Hall is being planned for the Department of Space, he added. Dr Singh said that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, we have been able to achieve much in these fields in the last five years. He referred to joint ventures in nuclear energy and increase in budget etc in this connection. He also spoke about the use of nuclear energy in the field of medicine, specially cancer care.

He added that the Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati has been affiliated to the Tata Memorial Centre for Cancer, Mumbai. The Minister said that DAE is also working towards the implementation of flagship programmes of the Government with Tata Memorial Centre being the first to shift to cashless transactions.  He said that the nuclear energy is a source of energy to meet the rising energy demands of India. He added that in our day to day life, it is an instrument of ‘ease of living’.

Secretary, DAE and Chairman, AEC, Dr K N Vyas, speaking on the “Long term vision for Nuclear Energy” said that climate change scenario has gone more grimmer and it is dangerous to the humanity if we continue the business as usual. He emphasised on the reduction in the carbonisation. He said that nuclear energy is an undeniable option to fight global warming.

Former Chairman, AEC, Dr Anil Kakodkar spoke on “Nuclear Power India’s Development Imperatives”. He said that access to the imported uranium can accelerate the nuclear programme size as well as large scale thorium deployment. We have now much lesser constraints to move ahead, he added.