Monday, February 2, 2015
WHY DOCTOR SHOULD NOT PRESCRIBE MEDICINE THAT HE WOULD NOT TAKE HIMSELF ????
This is hardly a victory for the US or for India. It no longer makes sense for any country to install a technology that can create a catastrophe such as Chernobyl or Fukushima — especially when far better alternatives are available.
The White House is claiming victory for a breakthrough in the impasse with India over nuclear energy. Indian laws have held suppliers, designers and builders of nuclear plants liable in case of an accident and this made American companies fearful of doing business here.
Technologies such as solar and wind are advancing so rapidly that by the time the first new nuclear reactors are installed in India, they will be less costly than nuclear energy. Most importantly, the alternative technologies are cleaner and safer.
Take solar energy, which has become a political hot potato in the US because of Obama’s support of solar companies that failed. Critics are arguing that solar is inefficient, too expensive to install and unreliable, and will fail without government subsidies.
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