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DAE hunting for nuclear scientists in rural India
Sagar Kulkarni
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) Aspiring to be a nuclear
scientist? Your chances of becoming one could be bright if you
hail from the rural parts of the country.
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is scouting for
fresh talent in rural and "not so urban" India as the youth
there is "less inclined to pursue careers overseas".
Head hunters at the premier government Department have
found that there is not much of a difference in the "inherent
intellectual capacity" between the youth belonging to urban
and rural parts of the country.
"The youth residing in the metro cities like Delhi,
Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata are more inclined to go
abroad to pursue higher studies or jobs," DAE Secretary Anil
Kakodkar said here.
He admitted that the country's nuclear establishment is
facing challenges on the human resources development front as
many students preferred foreign jobs to the domestic ones.
"We are essentially focusing on rural areas or not so
urban areas to recruit young talent," Kakodkar said.
People from rural areas or semi-urban areas tend to
migrate to bigger cities, stay there longer and then seek
greener pastures, he said.
The selection process also targets persons who tend to
stay with the nation's nuclear programme for a longer period
as against the inclination of city youth to change jobs within
a couple of years.
Kakodkar said he expected the implementation of the Sixth
Pay Commission recommendations would help attract more talent
to the nuclear research.
The country is building a state-of-the-art 500-MW Fast
Breeder Reactor, expected to be commissioned in the next two
years, which uses spent fuel from uranium powered plants to
generate power.
The DAE aims to generate 2,500 MW power from Fast Breeder
Reactors by 2020. It is also building the Advanced Heavy Water
Reactor as a part of the final stage of its three-stage
nuclear programme.
India is expected to add another 1,500 MW of nuclear
power to the national grid in 2009 by commissioning at least
three nuclear power units.
Currently, the country has capacity to generate 4,120 MW
of nuclear power but due to shortage of nuclear fuel most of
the units are running a little over half their capacity.
Kakodkar said the situation will improve with India
entering into civil nuclear cooperation agreements with
several countries including the US, France and Russia.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL),
which has the mandate to run atomic power plants in the
country, is also exploring joint ventures with private
domestic industries to set up nuclear plants.
He said the country aims to generate 20,000 MW of nuclear
power by 2020, of which half of it would come from
indigenously developed Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors
(PHWR).
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) Aspiring to be a nuclear
scientist? Your chances of becoming one could be bright if you
hail from the rural parts of the country.
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is scouting for
fresh talent in rural and "not so urban" India as the youth
there is "less inclined to pursue careers overseas".
Head hunters at the premier government Department have
found that there is not much of a difference in the "inherent
intellectual capacity" between the youth belonging to urban
and rural parts of the country.
"The youth residing in the metro cities like Delhi,
Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata are more inclined to go
abroad to pursue higher studies or jobs," DAE Secretary Anil
Kakodkar said here.
He admitted that the country's nuclear establishment is
facing challenges on the human resources development front as
many students preferred foreign jobs to the domestic ones.
"We are essentially focusing on rural areas or not so
urban areas to recruit young talent," Kakodkar said.
People from rural areas or semi-urban areas tend to
migrate to bigger cities, stay there longer and then seek
greener pastures, he said.
The selection process also targets persons who tend to
stay with the nation's nuclear programme for a longer period
as against the inclination of city youth to change jobs within
a couple of years.
Kakodkar said he expected the implementation of the Sixth
Pay Commission recommendations would help attract more talent
to the nuclear research.
The country is building a state-of-the-art 500-MW Fast
Breeder Reactor, expected to be commissioned in the next two
years, which uses spent fuel from uranium powered plants to
generate power.
The DAE aims to generate 2,500 MW power from Fast Breeder
Reactors by 2020. It is also building the Advanced Heavy Water
Reactor as a part of the final stage of its three-stage
nuclear programme.
India is expected to add another 1,500 MW of nuclear
power to the national grid in 2009 by commissioning at least
three nuclear power units.
Currently, the country has capacity to generate 4,120 MW
of nuclear power but due to shortage of nuclear fuel most of
the units are running a little over half their capacity.
Kakodkar said the situation will improve with India
entering into civil nuclear cooperation agreements with
several countries including the US, France and Russia.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL),
which has the mandate to run atomic power plants in the
country, is also exploring joint ventures with private
domestic industries to set up nuclear plants.
He said the country aims to generate 20,000 MW of nuclear
power by 2020, of which half of it would come from
indigenously developed Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors
(PHWR).
