Dr.Ramana's concerns on radiation dose to workers at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station due to leakage of heavy water are misplaced. Every worker entering the areas where airborne radioactivity is expected to be present will be provided with air line -respirators to prevent intake of airborne radioactivity. They will also wear direct reading dosimeters and personal dosimeters to measure external radiation doses; the station has a bioassay programme to estimate internal doses. The statement that."...any worker going into that chamber will have to breathe in the tritiated water vapour, receiving a radiation dose." is factually incorrect as no worker will enter the area without wearing appropriate protective accessories. His opinion that "Such leaks have been regular events at heavy water reactors in India" is also not correct. Leakage incidents were very frequent during the early years of Units 1& 2 of RAPS and MAPS. Such incidents are rare now. Workers receive appropriate work permits before starting any radiation associated work. They carry out the work under strict supervision and are well trained. Dr Ramana's concern for workers is understandable as he is apparently not conversant with the steps taken by AERB and NPCIL to keep the radiation dose to workers to as low a value as is reasonably achievable. Radiation dose data published in AERB annual reports bear testimony to these steps
Greenpeace is the largest environmental organization in the world, with an international membership of over 3 million and offices in over 40 countries. Forbes magazine once described it as “a skillfully managed business” with full command of “the tools of direct mail and image manipulation — and tactics that would bring instant condemnation if practiced by a for-profit corporation.” But Greenpeace has escaped public censure by hiding behind the mask of its “non-profit” status and its U.S. tax exemption. In other countries, however, Greenpeace has not been as lucky: Both Canada and New Zealand have revoked the organization’s non-profit status, noting that the group’s overly politicized agenda no longer has any “public benefit.”
Camargo describes how the Brazilian nuclear industry was flattened in 1993. Greenpeace had spread so many lies, with the aid of the media, that the nuclear community was in despair.
Then, he and his colleagues decided to do something totally unorthodox. Inspired by articles in Executive Intelligence Review and 21st Century magazines, Camargo got in touch with the Icelandic journalist Magnus Gudmundsson, who had made two films documenting in graphic detail the lies of Greenpeace. He was stunned by what the films showed of the self-righteous Greenpeace group. Greenpeace had even staged the grisly killing of a baby seal just to make a fundraising film that purported to show how bad fishermen were killing baby seals.
It is only irony that what the country wants to give free we are not ready to take such as radiation, polluted water, polluted mind etc.. And what we are expecting our nationalist leaders feel they are anti national such as clean, neat and controlled environment. Our nationalists are more worried about fashions and they term farmers suicide as one among the fashions.
Based on Dr Ramana's explanation, it seems like a minor accident which has been completely contained. The delay in re-starting is only due to the extreme caution shown by the scientists at Kakrapar. Let them take all the time they need to scientifically fix the problem. It is clear that there is no danger to the citizens living outside the plant, let alone Surat. The complete absence of radiation outside proves it.
Based on Dr Ramana's explanation, it seems like a minor accident which has been completely contained. The delay in re-starting is only due to the extreme caution shown by the scientists at Kakrapar. Let them take all the time they need to scientifically fix the problem. It is clear that there is no danger to the citizens living outside the plant, let alone Surat. The complete absence of radiation outside proves it.
It is only the unscientific people and foreign funded activists like Greenpeace who are trying to cause a problem. Just like the missionaries did in Kudankulam leading Manmohan Singh govt to impose sedition charges against 7000 people there.
Activists, stop the fear mongering and stop taking foreign money to hurt India.
We are still living in the Russian era where Breznev's death was hidden for a month.
There was aleak at Narora Atomic Power Plant in the 90s and we were led to believe that everything was fine, but once one enetered in the area (past Harduaganj and Kasimpur)there were ppl wearing black shields from head to toe waving everyone way.
Actually when once own family is not involved or at peril we get smart comments at forums and social media.
so this is a repeat telecast - You take more radiation when you travel window seat on a flight In the US, pilots and flight attendants have been officially classed as “radiation workers” by the Federal Aviation Administration since 1994. Staff regularly working on high-latitude flights are exposed to more radiation than workers in nuclear power plants. Despite this, the airlines don’t measure the radiation exposure of their staff, or set safe limits on the doses they can safely receive.(BBC)
