Pune, February 16: RANKING India as a developed country with regard to nuclear fuel, the Atomic Energy Commission president Dr Anil Kakodkar today urged the nuclear industry to improve existing technologies such that nuclear power was the best source of energy for the country.

It provides the Swatantryaveer Sawarkar Memorial lecture at the University of Pune’s Defence and Strategic Studies Division. Vice-Chancellor Dr Ashok Kolaskar, head of the division Srikant M. Paranjape, and others were present.

Given that nuclear energy a clean source of energy, efforts should be made to ensure that economic competitiveness. The nuclear industry should also adopt management practices of innovative projects aimed at reducing the cost of capital and reduce Ausreifungszeit, Kakodkar said.

The fact that to a large extent the development of nuclear power was inevitable, he said the ACS has set a goal of having installed capacity of more than 20000 2020, weighs the situation in the context of ‘acceleration of revenue generation strict From the environment.

The observation that the energy consumption of Independence was one of the most important parameters for achieving economic independence, Kakodkar has been said that this recognized in countries such as France, Japan and South Korea, for the greater part of their energy import needs, but had, over the years an energy policy based on a prudent mix of various forms of electricity generation, whereas First, a substantial portion of their electricity needs through nuclear energy.

This kind of planning was needed in all countries, depending on the availability of fossil fuels, he said, adding that even if fossil fuel was available within a country, its movement to the power station could be affected in times of conflict.