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Fukushima and Koodunkulam

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Rajaram Bojji 1:53 PM (18 minutes ago) to Devasahayam , Udayakumar , ramarao , eassarma , Gopala , prabhu , Prabhu , neerja_chowdhu. , sg , suchetadalal , krishnamoorty , tca , VASU , biprasarma , HINDU , iscrmohan , readerseditor , Ram , Ravi , Businesss , bgverghese , editor , EENADU , afhd , Kingshuk , Sreejay Dear Sir, It was in 1988 that I saw in Austria a huge beautiful nuclear plant facility, completed in all respects for the precious 5 or 7 years, but nicely locked up without getting commissioned. The people did not agree. After Chernobyl, case much later, the Austrians felt very much redeemed . After Fukushima, many countries have practically slowed down on the initiative to go on fast track with nuclear energy. USA too the debates have hotted up. Germany and Europe are making plans to gradually shut down the nuclear facilities. Even France is now rethinking the policy. It will be the greatest disservice to the nation and the height of moral turpitude on the part of scientis...

We can make nuclear reators safer..

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A conceptual outline design of reactor container vessel module set taking in to account the recent incident in Japan. Engr. B Rajaram M.Tech.,F.I.E., F.N.A.E. IRSE (Retd.) Disasters are natural and unavoidable. With the best of estimates of risks, still a case may arise as in case of Fukushima Japan in 2011, when extraordinary and unprecedented natural disaster occurs, even the best of human designs can give away. The nuclear reactor case is different from other infrastructure cases. Normal non-nuclear infrastructure or related equipment like bridges, roads, trains or air craft or a ship can cause damage limited to the event. But in case of nuclear reactor , as is seen the radiation hazard and uncontrollable process melting down the core, create situations leading even to quick abandonment safely of the reactor. The containment of radiation becomes a primary concern. Spread by air/water of the radiation has got to be minimised. A proposal hence is made to construct the r...