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Nuclear power will become major source of energy in country: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, Jan 16 (UNI) India's energy needs are increasing and nuclear power will become one of the major sources at a competitively affordable price for the benefit of people in the country. Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh said this, while inaugurating the 'Hall of Nuclear Power,' here today. Dr Singh also said that there were several myths that come in the way of setting up of nuclear plants, which delay the process in their setting up. "There is no medical evidence to prove that nuclear plants have caused any health hazard, and all these myths need to be clarified," he added. He also said that the Unit 1 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant was shut down due to natural processes, that are followed and it will start functioning very soon. He also informed that Unit 2 will be operational by March this year. Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's natural temper for science, Dr Singh said, "This is what inspires us to progress in the field of science". With the setting up of this Hall here, which is also the first in North India, the Minister said not only will it showcase all the great achievements and milestones achieved by the country’s nuclear programme in the last 60 years, but it will also be a befitting tribute to Dr Homi Bhabha, who had the vision and conviction to pledge that India’s nuclear programme will be devoted only for peaceful purposes. Lauding the National Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) for having made this project possible, Dr Singh said, very soon, he plans to formally write to the Ministries of Human Resources Department (HRD) and Culture to ensure that a visit to “Hall of Nuclear Power” at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi is made an essential part of the itinerary to be followed by schools, colleges and youth groups during their educational and recreation trips to the national capital. This would also help in inspiring young scientific minds to develop an aptitude for nuclear science and carry forward Dr Bhabha’s mission to the next generation, he added. Speaking on the occasion Dr Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy said, "Nuclear radiation from nature was much more than what we get from the nuclear reactors". The rules regarding it should be followed, he added. He informed that the country's nuclear power generation capacity will reach 13,500 MW after the completion of existing nuclear power plants, adding that nuclear energy's non-power applications in the fields of medicine, agriculture, food preservation, waste treatment, water purification and industry were also significant. UNI RBE RJ 2017
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