Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Essentials of nuclear power; Technical considerations; Historical considerations; Chapter 2 Energy and electricity in India; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Electricity supply industry; Chapter 3 A history of India's nuclear power programme; The rationale; Power reactors; Uranium mining and exploration; Fuel fabrication; Heavy water plants; Reprocessing plants; Other aspects of the programme
Appendix: India's nuclear explosion of 1974Chapter 4 Assessment of India's nuclear power programme; Rate of growth of capacity; Financial expenditures; Reactor performance; Economics of nuclear power versus conventional power; Chapter 5 Future possibilities and alternative options; The future for nuclear power; Alternatives to nuclear power; Chapter 6 Conclusions; India; Comparison with other Third World programmes; Prospects for the Third World; Nuclear power in the Third World: a survey; Bibliography; Index
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