Abstract
The establishment of SAARC is a significant political initiative within the politically diverse, but culturally linked South Asia. SAARC’s aim is to achieve South Asian regional integration through mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of each other through economic, technological, social and cultural cooperation, emphasising on collective self-reliance. This being the case, the expansion of the nuclear energy programme in South Asia represents an emerging area of cooperation. With this background, interviews were conducted with diplomatic missions of SAARC countries in Delhi, nuclear policy makers and officials from the SAARC institutions. The purpose of the study is to understand the risk perception of the nuclear energy programme in South Asia. This chapter presents the results of the empirical study and concludes that SAARC nations clearly are willing to explore regional approaches at the SAARC level.
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The names of the interviewees are not provided in the book. The interviews were conducted by the Researcher with officials from government, public sector companies, nuclear research Institutes and Embassies. They clearly indicated that views and opinions expressed are for academic discourse only. The view does not represent official positions of any country or organisation.
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Narora Atomic Power Station Narora (NAPS) is situated in Bulandshahar District, Uttar Pradesh, about 150Â kms from Delhi. NAPS is a unit of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), with a capacity of 440Â KW (2Â Ă—Â 220Â MW).
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Japan-led FNCA (2012) is a cooperation framework for peaceful use of nuclear technology in Asia. Participating countries are Australia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, The Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. Under this framework, view and information exchanges are made on the following fields: (1) Radiation Utilization Development (Industrial Utilization/Environmental Utilization, and Healthcare Utilization), (2) Research Reactor Utilization Development, (3) Nuclear Safety Strengthening, and (4) Nuclear Infrastructure Strengthening.
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Ram Mohan, M.P. (2015). Establishing a South Asian Nuclear Risk Community: An Empirical Analysis. In: Nuclear Energy and Liability in South Asia. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2343-6_6
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