中国石化新闻网讯 据今日原油价格4月22日消息,《印度时报》报道，印度原子能部门(DAE)周一表示，印度将增加12座核电站，以改善其电力供应状况。

DAE部长维亚斯在俄罗斯的一场行业活动中表示，作为“清洁无污染的不可替代能源”，预计将成为印度能源需求的一个重要和必不可少的组成部分。他补充称，核能是无可替代的，因为它特别可靠。

维亚斯强调了它的Kaiga核电站，据他说，该核电站连续962天不间断运行。

截至2018年，印度正在建设6座核反应堆，以满足该国日益增长的需求。到2031年，该国的核能力预计将增长两倍。据英国《每日电讯报》报道，负责建设和运营印度核电站的印度核能公司(Nuclear Power Corporation)对这一雄心勃勃的时间表持保留意见，称需要降低这些预期。2018年，印度将核电站建设计划削减了三分之二，这一不幸的现实预计将增加印度对煤炭电力的依赖。

印度长期以来一直在与污染问题作斗争，世界卫生组织估计，在最糟糕的情况下，印度的污染水平可能是世界卫生组织认为安全水平的70倍。随着核能的能源需求继续增长，它可以防止污染问题恶化。

印度是《巴黎气候协定》的签署国，据商业内幕人士印度称，印度在全球气候风险指数上排名第14，但仍然很脆弱。计划成为世界上最大的太阳能生产国已经落空。它在很大程度上依赖于火力发电厂和水力发电厂，这两者都需要水。核能可以为印度增加另一层安全保障。

维亚斯说:“印度核项目的创始人霍米•J•巴巴曾设想，核技术将是非常重要的，不仅在电力部门，而且还将用于改善生活的其他社会用途。”

尹路 编译自 今日原油价格

原文如下：

India Looks To Add 12 New Nuclear Power Stations

India will add 12 nuclear power stations to its lineup to shore up its power supply situation, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) said on Monday, according to The Times of India.

The “irreplaceable source of clean, pollution-free energy” is expected to be a significant and essential part of India’s energy needs, KN Vyas, DAE secretary said at an industry event in Russia, adding that there is no substitute for nuclear energy as it is particularly reliable.

Vyas highlighted its Kaiga Nuclear Power station which, according to him, has had a streak of 962 uninterrupted days of runtime.

As of 2018, six nuclear reactors were being constructed in India to meet the growing needs of the country. Its nuclear capacity was expected to triple by 2031. India’s Nuclear Power Corporation, tasked with building and operating India’s power plants, had voiced reservations about this ambitious timeline, saying that it would need to lower those expectations, according to a Telegraph report. In 2018, India slashes its nuclear power plant construction plans by two-thirds, an unfortunate reality that was expected to increase its reliance on coal power.

India has long battled pollution problems, with the WHO estimating that at its worst, India can be 70 times dirtier than what the WHO considers safe. Nuclear power could prevent worsening of this pollution problem as its energy needs continue to grow.

India is a signatory to the Paris Climate Agreement, and ranks 14th on the Global Climate Risk Index, according to Business Insider India, yet still it is vulnerable. Plans to be the world’s greatest solar energy success has fallen flat. It is largely dependent—perhaps too much so—on thermal and hydropower plants, both which require water. Nuclear power could add another layer of security for India.

“The founder of Indian nuclear programme, Homi J Bhabha had envisaged that nuclear technology is going to be very essential and not just in the power sector but for other societal uses intended for betterment of life,” Vyas said.