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Electricity from Small Modular Reactors: Hope or Nuclear Mirage?

Electricity from Small Modular Reactors: Hope or Nuclear Mirage?

Featured, Nuclear Technology February 22, 2018 at 4:21 am 0 comments

M. V. Ramana | Courtesy: Energy Studies Institute In October 2017, just after Puerto Rico was battered by Hurricane Maria, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry asked the audience at a conference on clean energy in Washington, D.C.: “Wouldn’t it make abundant good sense if we had small modular reactorsRead More

A reminder from Hawaii

A reminder from Hawaii

Nuclear Disarmament January 19, 2018 at 12:24 am 0 comments

On January 13, the residents of Hawaii received a startling phone alert: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Within seconds, fear spread across the island state as people sought shelter.

Challenges of Nuclear Power: M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini [Video]

Challenges of Nuclear Power: M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini [Video]

Nuclear Energy, Videos May 11, 2017 at 12:35 pm 0 comments

Our ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a high of 18% in 1996 to 11% today. What happened to the great promise of this technology? M.V. Ramana and Sajan Saini detail the challenges of nuclear power.

Nuclear Weapons in South Asia: Competitive Modernisation, Aggressive Posturing and Growing Jingoism

Nuclear Weapons in South Asia: Competitive Modernisation, Aggressive Posturing and Growing Jingoism

Latest, Nuclear Tests September 4, 2016 at 2:03 pm 0 comments

What is the status of the nuclear arsenals of India and Pakistan? What dangers come from the postures and plans they have adopted? What influences do China and the United States wield in the region?

These and other topics were the subject of Dr. M. V. Ramana’s talk on ‘Nuclear Weapons in South Asia: Programmes, Plans and Dangers’ that was organised by Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Advisory Committee and Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) on 27th August 2016 at Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh.