Nuclear electricity has potential to meet India's increasing

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said nuclear electricity could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and has the potential to meet the increasing energy demand in the country.

Addressing scientists and staff of Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) here on the occasion of 70 years of exploration and research by the organisation, he said climate change was one of the foremost environmental concerns today.

Stating that the need of the hour was to ensure modern technologies were safer and reliable, he said nuclear power was one of the reliable and safe energy options and commended India's record of operating its nuclear fleet for over 40 years without any serious incident.

"Nuclear electricity is generated through very low carbon emitting technologies and can significantly reduce emission of greenhouse gases," he added.

The Vice President said it has the potential to meet the ever-increasing demands of energy in the country, especially at a time "when we as a nation are making attempts to move beyond the polluting fossil fuels."