Watch an Inspection in India

Watch IAEA inspectors as they inspect a shipment of fuel for a nuclear power plant under construction at Kudankulam, India. Kirstie Hansen reporting, Petr Pavlicek camerman/video editor.

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[OlivierdeAthos]

Did I hear correctly? All those rods will only power the reactor for TWO YEARS? If this is correct, I'm not surprised we have a spent fuel-rod storage problem.

[IAEAvideo]

Yes about two years is correct. At the global level, the storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel does not pose any unresolved technical or safety problem. The storage is a transitory period before the spent fuel is either reprocessed or disposed of.

[IAEAvideo]

The step which is critical is the disposal of the spent fuel, or the disposal of radioactive waste. In this respect you have countries who have planned for disposal -- meaning putting the spent fuel or the radioactive waste in a repository, underground without intention to ever retrieve it. Here you have countries who have planned for disposal and you have countries who do not have a plan for disposal.

[sandeep2510]

I favour using Thorium from Indian soil instead of importing Uranium from other countries!

I wish Every house,factory, All Industries in India gets full energy utilisation and Indian economy amazes the world Economy.

See each manufacturing factory in India has to keep large backup ,like Diesel generator due to these power shortage.

[sandeep2510]

India Already posses technology to re-process the spent fuel ! No worry!

I wish we utilise more Atomic,Hydro ,Solar and wind energy in India ! contd....

[deepakjindal070]

I hope WE produce electricity as soon as possible, honestly i am running my computer from my office on backup electricity!...

[bellinivernon]

Exelente !