Nuclear energy is the alternative source to meet the growing demand for a country like India, facing an energy deficit due to increasing population, a senior nuclear scientist today said.
"Nuclear energy is the finest form of energy as it does not emit carbon dioxide or carbon monixide. It is a clean source of energy using Uranium-235 as fuel," Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) Chairman and Managing Director Prabhat Kumar said.
He said the focus of the nuclear programme was on enabling the thorium reserves of India to be utilised in meeting the country's energy requirements.
India's nuclear programme has become more indigenised as it did not buckle after it was isolated by the big countries in the 1970s, he said.
"The confidence and determination shown by the Indian nuclear scientists,with active support from the government, India overcame the sanctions and was now in the process of developing Fast Breeder Reactors," he said.
