India to showcase thorium technology at IAEA meet 25 Sep 2008, 0425 hrs IST,TNN
MUMBAI: India may be waiting for the US Congress to clear the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal so that the country can begin importing uranium from the NSG countries, but that doesn’t mean that the government has given up on thorium as a source of nuclear energy. India will showcase its indigenous thorium technology at the 52nd general conference of the IAEA, beginning at Vienna on Monday. At the annual session, which will be attended by the world’s top nuclear experts, the Indian team, headed by Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar, will speak about the advantages of thorium. The message is clear: despite international cooperation through the nuclear deal, India has no intention of giving up its indigenous route since it has the world’s largest deposits of thorium. At the IAEA meet, the Indian team will emphasise on long-term energy independence. As part of the programme, the Department of Atomic Energy has organised a week-long exhibition called ‘Extending the global reach of nuclear energy through thorium’ at the conference. http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/India/ India_to_ showcase_ thorium_technolo gy_at_IAEA_ meet/rssarticles how/3524327. cms Goa's Pride - http://www.goa-world.com http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=_Avn6_AepNw&feature=related Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter is presented by Ulysses Menezes, www.goa-world.com and moderated by Gaspar Almeida (since 1994)
