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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
In this period of ever-increasing Climate Crisis, when many voices pushing nuclear fission power as a supposedly zero-carbon safe’ energy are being heard, it is fitting to remember the Fukushima accident of 12 years ago, one of the most catastrophic disasters of the nuclear power industry.
Almost the whole of India was caught in a serious power crisis from early May 2022. The Indian government even started pushing cash-strapped State government utilities for importing expensive coal. What are the factors that led to this country-wide mess?
Ten years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, it continues to unfold, with no certainty about when developed Japan will be able to fully bring the disaster under control. Yet, despite the inherent dangers of nuclear energy, the Indian government continues to pursue the nuclear dream.
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