BARC SEMINAR TO MARK "WORLD ENVIRONMENT
DAY"
The Bhabha Atomic
Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai is organising a national seminar
on Thursday i.e. June 5, 2003 to mark the "World Environment Day",
to underscore the importance of Environment Conservation and Preservation
of Ecology. Keeping this in view, the BARC has chosen as the focal
theme, "Environmental Protection Strategies for Sustainable Development."
The BARC is organising this in collaboration with the H.N.Bahuguna
Garhwal University as well as the Narora Atomic Power Station,
Uttar Pradesh. Concerned so much with preservation of nature and
ecology, the BARC has a health, Safety and Environment Group which
organises national seminars to mark the World Environment Day
and this seminar, the 12th in the series will be inaugurated
by the Chairman Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Anil Kakodkar.
Gas emissions, climate
change, ozone layer depletion etc. are some of the global problems
being addressed through the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols. Current
approaches in environmental planning have shifted from the end
of pipe mitigation to zero based emission strategies. While the
conventional energy sector is faced with emission reduction obligations,
nuclear power is being accepted world over as a viable alternative.
Green technology concepts are also emerging as the future strategy
for environmental management.
Nuclear power is
one area which is very environment friendly and pollution-free.
Eco-friendly disposal of bio-wastes and safety performance of
our nuclear power plants make it, all the more preferable source
of energy.
