4. The Impact
• Sea Water, Milk and Green Vegetables radioactive FOREVER!
• Ground Water radioactive
• Fishing stopped in 20 km radius
• A huge area near the plant can NEVER be inhabited by humans
• Deaths, diseases & deformities due to radiation will be understood in
the years to come!
• Evacuated people returning back to their
homes as NO OTHER PLACE TO GO!
• To lead a radioactive life
7. Radioactive Waste
• Generated at each stage - Mining, Enrichment, Power Generation
– Waste from Enrichment has been used in Depleted Uranium (DU)
bombs used in Iraq
• 21st century science CAN’T HANDLE Nuclear Waste Disposal
– Waste contaminates (beyond scope for inhabitation) a huge area in its
vicinity for 1000’s of years
What about the
Is it Safe?
Environment &
People?
8. Radiation Contaminates Always
• Even if there is NO NUCLEAR ACCIDENT
– Around a Uranium Mine
– Around an Enrichment Facility
– Around a Nuclear Plant
– Around Nuclear Waste
An area of 30-35 km radius gets
contaminated by nuclear radiation regularly!
9. Radiation Spares Nothing
• Impacts Vegetation - Agriculture
– Trees near Jaduguda Uranium Mines have DEFORMED SEEDS
– Agricultural produce is bound to carry unacceptable amounts of
radioactive content
• Impacts Animals
– Radioactive Boars on the rise in Germany (thanks to Chernobyl)
• Impacts Human Beings
10. Nuclear Accidents Are Worse!
• Chernobyl : An area of 1,00,000 sq km is UNINHABITABLE for
20,000 years. FOREVER.
Date: 26 April 1986
Plant Capacity: 900 MW
11. Nuclear ‘Meltdown’ in the USA
• Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania: Happened in 1979 due to
meltdown of fuel rods
• Health effects mostly unstudied or kept clandestine
12. Impact of Nuclear Radiation
on Humans
• Cancer in the next 2 to 60 years
• Deformed babies - FOREVER!
The pictures that follow may be disturbing
Jump to Existing Nuclear Plants in India only if you are extremely weak-hearted
13. No Dose of Radiation is Safe!
• There is no safe level of radionuclide exposure,
whether from food, water or other sources. Period.
Dr Jeff Patterson
DO, Physicians for
Social Responsibility
We DO NOT X-Ray pregnant women!
Any detectable fallout can kill
14. 40 Years Old Uranium Mines
in Jaduguda, Jharkhand
37. And So…
• America - No new Nuclear Plant in the last 40 years
• Australia - Never built a Nuclear Plant
• Germany - on its way to abandon all 17 Nuclear Plants
Still Nuclear Plants are being pushed in India
47. Nuclear Plants in Super Power India
Kumhariya, Haryana
2,800 MW
Narora, UP - 440 MW
Rawatbhata, Raj - 2,580 MW
Bargi, MP
1,400 MW
Kakrapar, Gujarat - 1,840 MW
Mithi Virdi, Gujarat Haripur, WB
8,000 MW 10,000 MW
Tarapur, Mah - 1,400 MW
Kovvada, AP
Jaitapur, Mah 8,000 MW
9,900 MW
Kaiga, Karnataka - 880 MW
Kalpakkam, TN - 940 MW
Koodankulam , TN
9,200 MW
48. Can you imagine the massive loss of
Human Lives, Forests, Agriculture,
Animals, Economic Activities?
For 1000’s of years!
49. • Switch Off Nuclear Power
• It is obvious that the cost-benefit ratio is adverse
• The risk-benefit ratio is also adverse
G V Ramakrishna
Former Member for Energy,
The Planning Commission
The question to be asked is whether it is
worthwhile for the country to take such
a high risk for adding about 5% of our
power needs?
50. OK, If Not Nuclear Then What?
Feeding Electricity to the Super Power
in making…
51. Improving Existing Energy Efficiency
• India can save 30-40% of its electricity deficit by simple
Conservation techniques
– Improving the efficiency of existing power plants (we are way behind
international standards at the moment)
– Decentralizing electricity generation to reduce long distance
transmission losses
• Small power plants scattered all over rather than HUGE plants at a few
locations
The cost of implementing these Efficiency Improvement
Measures is MUCH LESS THAN that of setting up New Plants
52. Conserving Electricity
• We can save 30% of the increased demand of electricity by
2013 by using energy efficient electrical infrastructure at
home
– Fans, Incandescent Bulbs, Tube Lights
– Refrigerators, ACs, Air Coolers
– Electric Water Heaters
– Computers, TVs, DVD Players, Set-Top-Boxes (active mode)
53. Use Renewable Sources
• They are Cheap
Spend the millions & billions on
• They are Unlimited research of Renewable Energy
rather than on Nuclear !
• They don’t Kill
• They are ‘un-researched’
America is the world’s largest
producer of Wind Power
Solar Energy has the potential to
feed Earth 1000 times
Solar Water Heaters in Bangalore save
900 MW of peak load. Already!
56. The Potential of Renewable Sources
• Latest studies indicate that Wind Energy & Solar Energy hold
the keys to sustainable development!
57. Government of India statistics point out that potential
of Renewable Sources in India is about 1,35,000 MW
58. The Politics of Nuclear Power in India
Ever heard of a lucrative
Wind or Solar Scientist job?
59. Why is Nuclear Power Promoted in India?
• Current energy policies are designed to benefit foreign MNCs
Newspapers admit that THEY ARE HERE FOR A $40 BN BUSINESS
60. Why is Nuclear Power Promoted in India?
• Profit for MNCs who will provide reactor designs
• Commission for Indian Politicians, Intellectuals, Scientists
Investment at the
9,900 WM Jaitapur Rs 10,00,00,00,00,00,000
Nuclear Plant One Lakh Crores only!
61. Why is Renewable Energy Unknown?
• Very less or No Scope for Investment (read profit)
• Giants MNCs in the Nuclear Power sector are too strong to let
the Renewable Energy sector grow
– And hence, almost No Solar or Wind Scientists
63. And Our Government’s Gift for US
• The Nuclear Civil Liabilities Bill by our government says that:
Any foreign company WILL NOT be held
liable for any nuclear accidents on Indian
soil, whatsoever
They WILL NOT pay any Compensation
We CAN NOT sue them in Indian or
Foreign courts
65. The ‘West’ is Disowning Nuclear Power
• Most American common people are against Nuclear Power
– Major concerns:
• Continuous radiation emitted in normal functioning of Nuclear Plants
• Nuclear Waste disposal
• Threats of nuclear accidents
• Australia has never built a Nuclear Power Plant!
66. After Japan, Germany says NO to Nuclear
• 7 out of 17 Nuclear Plants to be shut
• Remaining 10 to be decommissioned soon
67. Germans on Fire!
• 2,00,000 strong protests all over Germany to demand Shut
Down of ALL Nuclear Plants
• Biggest Anti-Nuclear protest in the history of Germany
68. Protests in Bulgaria
• Hundreds protest Russia-backed nuclear project in Sofia,
Bulgaria
70. About the Jaitapur Plant
• 9,900 MW
• World’s biggest ever!
• French company Areva is selling its UNTESTED reactors
Jaitapur, Kokan, Maharashtra
71. Potential Impacts of Jaitapur Plant
• Impacts if NO ACCIDENT
– Around 10,00,000 liters of Sea Water to be contaminated DAILY
– Radioactive pollution of Konkan’s Mangoes, Cashew Nuts, Kokam,
Rice and Fish FOREVER!
– Around 50 villages to be effected by routine radiation leaks
• Impacts after a Serious Accident
– Maharashtra will have to evacuated FOREVER
– Radioactive pollution of Mumbai, Pune FOREVER
– Agriculture & Fisheries will be destroyed PERMANENTLY
Jaitapur - 92 Earthquakes in 20 years!
72. People are Fighting to Save Us
• American, English, Finnish & French nuclear scientists have
identified 3000 faults in Areva’s design
76. All Forms of Democratic Protest
IGNORED and SUPPRESSED
Is India’s Democracy Sleeping
???
77. Police Repressing Innocent Villagers
Police making death-threats
to villagers for not accepting
compensation cheques
78. Mumbai High Court’s Indifference
• Activists & (pro-people) Scientists proposed a Public Hearing to debate
the pros and cons of Nuclear Plants
• Government Officials & Scientists were invited for debate
• Mumbai High Court rejected permission for the same
79. Our Nuclear Scientists Also Betraying Us
• Jaitapur safe from Tsunami and Earthquakes
• Indian Nuclear Reactors are safe
• Radiation is also used to cure Cancer
Dr Anil Kakodkar
Former Chairman, AEC
• We need to worry less on account of (possible
accidents) in nuclear power stations than while
walking or driving on the streets of Delhi
• So far only 55 people have died on account of
Dr Srikumar Banerjee
nuclear radiation or accidents; 1 in India Director, AEC
Secretary, DAE
80. Protests @ Gujarat Nuclear Plant
Protestors stall government officials from doing land survey!
81. Wondering What You Can Do About This?
• Understand the politics of promoting Nuclear Power in India
• Spread awareness about this massive public betrayal
• Attend the nearest anti-nuclear protests
• Get attached with activists groups in your vicinity
• Organize people to pressurize government for rational policies
Become a Campaigner today!
84. References
• Fukushima accident impact
– http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/03/201133144337292491.html#
– http://www.countercurrents.org/kyodo310311.htm
– http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110405x1.html
• Use of Depleted Uranium (DU) bombs in Iraq
– http://www.cadu.org.uk/oldindex.htm
• Effect of Radioactivity on Animals
– http://chairforcengineer.blogspot.com/2010/08/radioactive-boar-on-rise-in-germany.html
– http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/NA014423.html
• Nuclear Disaster at Chernobyl
– http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/cherno.html#c4
– http://www.our-energy.com/chernobyl_disaster.html
• Nuclear ‘Meltdown’ in the USA
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident
• No Dose of Radiation is Safe
– http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=24147
• Impact of Nuclear Radiation on Humans: Photos
– Simple Google search
• Existing Nuclear Plants in India
– http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/RTI_Doc01.aspx
85. References
• Proposed Nuclear Plants in India
– http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/RTI_Doc01.aspx
• Approximate Impact Area of Nuclear Accidents in India
– Author’s approximation based on information from Chernobyl disaster
• “Switch Off Nuclear Power” Planning Commission G V Ramakrishna statement
– http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/guest-writer/switch-off-nuclear-
power/articleshow/7841147.cms
• Americans’ opinion on Nuclear Power
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_america
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-nuclear_movement_in_the_United_States
• India can save 30-40% of its electricity deficit by simple conservation techniques
– As on March 2010: CEA, http://www.cea.nic.in
– A Shyam, “Energy Efficiency options for thermal power plants in India”, Jan 21, 2010,
http://www.energycentral.com
– Shankar Sharma, “Power sector reforms: a pilot study on Karnataka”,
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in
• We can save 30% increased demand of electricity by 2013 by using energy efficient electrical
infrastructure at home
– Girish Sant et.al., “Energy saving potential in Indian households from improved appliance efficiency”, March
2010, http://www.prayaspune.org
86. References
• America is the largest producer of Wind Power
– “Wind Power”, http://en.wikipedia.org; http://www.wwindea.org/home/index.php
• Potential of Solar Energy
– Union of Concerned Scientists, “How solar energy works”, http://www.ucsusa.org
• Bangalore’s use of Solar Water Heaters
– Y. B. Ramakrishna (Chairman of Taskforce on Bio-fuels, Government of Karnataka), Keynote address at
workshop on: “Renewable Energy: Employment & Entrepreneurial opportunities”, June 6-7 2009,
Mangalore
• Table of electricity scenario in India
– Data from Integrated Energy Policy, 2006, http://planningcommission.nic.in - p. xiii
• Potential of Wind and Solar Energy in India
– http://www.wise-cleanenergy.info/green-energy/GE-May-June09.pdf , p. 18
• Investment at Jaitapur Nuclear Plant
– http://www.blonnet.com/2010/11/29/stories/2010112952080300.htm
• Problems with the Nuclear Civil Liabilities Bill, 2010
– http://environmentpress.in/experts-talk/the-civil-liability-for-nuclear-damage-bill-2010-some-
tentative-observations/
87. References
• Anti-nuclear protests in Germany
– http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12872695
– http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-engelhart/post_1872_b_840877.html
• Anti-nuclear protests in Bulgaria
– http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5is79q0vSecm937IIydi3x8Ise6yw?docId=CNG.05699da
f45628fa5b4755fac509ba9e5.441
• Earthquakes in Jaitapur
– http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-16/india/28699015_1_jaitapur-nuclear-power-plant-
earthquake
• Untested reactors by Areva; 3000 faults in design
– http://www.prafulbidwai.org/index.php?post/2011/01/26/Down-the-nuclear-tube-in-Jaitapur
• Mumbai High Court statement on People’s Court
– http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-05/mumbai/28658829_1_retired-judges-jaitapur-high-
court
88. References
• Statements by Anil Kakodkar, former chief of AEC
– http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-14/news/28688237_1_japan-nuclear-
blast-nuclear-reactors-anil-kakodkar
– http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jaitapur-safe-from-tsunami-says-
Kakodkar/articleshow/7706325.cms
– http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1537460.ece
• Statements by Srikumar Banerjee, chief of AEC
– http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tarapur-reactor-like-japans-but-safer-atomic-energy-
chief/763561
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