Science City creates public awareness on Nuclear Energy

Kapurthala, November 17, 2017: To enhance public awareness, NPCIL has provided a semi - dynamic model of 220 MW nuclear power plant to Science City. The model was handed over to Science City by Sh.A.K Jain, Additional Chief Engineer, NPCIL to Dr.Rajesh Grover, Director, Science City on November 17, 2017.The semi-dynamic NPP models are one of the best tools to educate / inform general public about the nuclear power plants. This model explains functioning of nuclear power plant in simple and interesting manner with running commentary of various conventional as well as nuclear systems. Various nuclear safety features are also incorporated in the model to build confidence in viewers that the nuclear power plants are absolutely safe.
Speaking on the occasion about the advantages of nuclear power, Dr Grover said that the generation of electricity through nuclear energy contributes relatively little to global warming compared to the amount of energy generated from fossil fuels (coal and oil. He also informed the students that 27 kg of uranium produces same amount of electricity in comparison to burning of 700 tonnes of coal.
Sh. A. K Jain delivered a lecture on nuclear power and its advantages. He highlighted in his lecture that nuclear energy is very safe contrary to the fear and misconception of general public. More than 200 students from various government schools attended the lecture.
The Science City is one of the favourite places among people of all ages for education / information on science receiving lakhs of visitors every year. Some of the glimpses of the occasion: