“We have got stuck with a problem which is not irrelevant to the debate but cannot be substituted for it. The problem relates to safety. Today, nuclear energy is contributing to a very small segment of our energy requirements,”he added.
He said that given the population and economy of India, the country is and and will remain short in energy.
“Today, nuclear energy is contributing to a very small segment and by 2032, it will be around 10 per cent. The real question is to focus on can we do without this 10 per cent. Our energy requirement is a serious one,” Ansari said.
He said there has been a huge political debate nationally and internationally about whether India should be assisted or not in terms of its requirements of raw material for nuclear energy.
Updated on: November 07, 2013 19:50 IST
