Nuclear power as an alternative for increasing power demands of India.

There is a hunt going on for alternative energy sources due to limited resources of conventional energy sources. The most potential source is nuclear energy which is being the talking point in many countries including India.

For

- Nuclear power can decrease the power demands and can solve the problem of electricity in rural as well as urban areas.
- Increasing nuclear power plants in India will provide rapid growth to overall energy.
- Nuclear power can ensure the security and ensure the saving of power, that can be used in those areas where there are no sources of power.
- By using nuclear power plants long range marginal cost can be reduced.
- Implementation of power plants will allow other remote locations that are far from coal reservoir and doesn't have sources of hydel power to get the electricity and other facilities easily.

Against

- Nuclear power is more capital intensive and requires large number of components to be imported from outside the country.
- It is not one of the safe methods to use for power generation.
- The cost of implementation of a nuclear power is more and it takes more time to implement.
- Nuclear power increases greenhouse effect which can be of major concern.
- The construction of nuclear power plants contribute to global warming and should be avoided.
- Today 15% of the power today is generated by nuclear energy. It should be used with great precautions and keeping the environment concerns in mind.

In recent times we are facing problems with the natural resources. Nuclear power has come as an good solution to the problem we are facing. If used with caution it can become a abundant source of energy.