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Benefits surely outweighs the disadvantages.

20% of world population today does not have energy supply. Most of the countries use fossil fuels as

their main source of energy. Continuing in the same manner ,the existing Coal reserves would get

exhausted in about 116 years Decline in non conventional resources are coming into picture but they

are not adequate to cope with the rising energy demand. Nuclear energy is the panacea for global

energy requirement.

Nuclear technology will certainly meet the ever growing energy requirements. The amount of energy

produced per unit make it a sustainable source of energy. Average electricity production cost for

nuclear energy is 1.83 cents per KWH while for coal it is 2.07 cents per KWH. Currently 5.8% of world

energy demand is met by nuclear energy. A good solution to current global warming threats its a

pollution free source of energy. Nuclear fusion if made practicable can become inexhaustible source

of energy.

But unfortunately the nuclear technology has enormous destructive potential. The nuclear arms racestarted after Second World War and the consequences are still creating tension between countries.

But nuclear weapons are the only reason most of the countries do not go to war. It nullifies the

supposed power two countries posses and prompts them to find a solution through negotiations for

their mutual differences.

The medical applications of nuclear technology have saved the lives of cancer patients. Nuclear

technology has today touched every field of human life: medical, health, agriculture, power, space,

security, etc. Hence we would like to conclude that the future of the world relies on how

constructively we use the nuclear energy available to us.

Benefits:

1. Depletion of fossil fuels- nuclear fuel is the only hope2. If coal is used 1000MW 2 wagons of coal back up is required3. Environmental concerns: coal: soot, black carbon, flue gases,4. World peace: thirld world war is going to be a nuclear war- annihilation of mankind5. Clean n cheap energy- non conventional6. Indias contri7.

India has about 25% of the world's thorium reserves,

is developing a 300 MW prototype of a thorium-based Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR).

About 70% of India's energy generation capacity is fromfossil fuels, withcoalaccounting for 40% of

India's total energy consumption followed bycrude oilandnatural gasat 24% and 6%respectively.

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2030, India's dependence on energy imports is expected to exceed 53% of the country's total energy

consumption.[1]

In 2009-10, the country imported 159.26 million tonnes of crude oil which amounts

to 80% of its domestic crude oil consumption and 31% of the country's total imports are oil

imports.[1][4]

The growth ofelectricity generationin India has been hindered by domestic coal

shortages[5]

and as a consequence, India's coal imports for electricity generation increased by 18% in

2010.[6]

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