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Time to get some discussion into this forum! How about taking on the 'hottest' topic these days? The Jaitapur nuclear park!

A sseries of six nuclear plants to be set up by French company Areva, this will generate 10,000 MW of power and will get going by 2014, claims the government.

India with its 19 nuclear power plants is just about able to produce 4000 mw of power. In contrast to this, the proposed park will double the production of nuclear energy in next four years.

The cost will come to Rs 60,000 crore or about Rs 9 per unit of power.

First, there are the accusations that the park is to come up in a biodiversity hotspot like the Western Ghats. The environment ministry has called for certain safeguards but how much will be adhered to, has to be seen.

As the nation gets ready to go nuclear power shopping in a big way, what do you think? Is it a good idea?

We need power, yes. But is nuclear fission the best way to heat water and send the turbines rotating?

How clean is nuclear? It does not emit carbon dioxide. But what about the waste it generates? If we plan to increase generation in this route, how much waste can we handle?

How safe is it to transport nuclear material across the nation?

Join in with your thoughts.