India will strengthen the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board in to a more autonomous and independent body and boost accountability and transparency in the functioning of the country's nuclear power plants, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday.
India
will
strengthen the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board in to a more autonomous and
independent body and boost accountability and transparency in the functioning
of the country's nuclear power plants, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said
Tuesday.
All reactors built in
India
will
have to meet safety standards certified by the regulatory authority, including
on imported equipment and technologies, Singh said at an event in
New
Delhi
.
His comments come close on the heels of a devastating earthquake and a tsunami
in
Japan
which
severely damaged four nuclear reactors north of
Tokyo
. The
event has led to fresh debates about the safety of civilian nuclear technology
and forced a global rethink about this energy source.
"We should bring greater openness and transparency in the decision-making
processes relating to our nuclear energy program and improve our capacity to
respond to the public desire to be kept informed about decisions and issues
that are of concern to them," a government statement quoted Singh as
saying.
The prime minister said people have to be convinced about the safety and
security of the country's nuclear power plants and the administration cannot
afford to be complacent.
India
's
"large and fast-growing economy" has to inevitably "tap all
sources of energy" and diversify the energy mix, Singh said.
"Nuclear energy has the potential of playing an increasingly important
role in giving our country energy independence from traditional and often
polluting sources of energy," he added.
Διαβάστε ακόμα
Τρι, 24 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 19:58
Τρι, 24 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 19:54
Τετ, 18 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 18:32
Τετ, 18 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 18:27
Τρι, 17 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 20:01