Industry interface essential for students: KKNPP Site Director
The Hindu
Industry interface emphasized by Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Site Director for engineering students to excel in the field.
Industry interface for students is essential to excel in the field of engineering field, said Site Director, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Joy P. Varghese.
Delivering the graduation day address of Constituent Colleges of Anna University here on Sunday, Mr. Varghese said that on-site training would yield better results when compared to theory.
Quoting the words of former President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, ”To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal,” Mr. Varghese appealed to the students to dream big and put in smart work with proper time management, to achieve success.
“Most of the engineering graduates end up in software industry. These young minds must come forward to take up a career in nuclear power plants. With depleting non-renewable energy, nuclear power can alone be the only answer to cater to the power requirements of the country, “ he said.
Of the total power generated, 65% and 20% are contributed by Thermal and Hydel power stations respectively. Only 2.6% is generated through nuclear power plants. Wind energy, though renewable, is highly dependent of the speed of the wind, which is unpredictable.
Furthermore, the acids discarded from the Thermal stations contaminate groundwater.
The Kudankulam plant has been commissioned after an elaborate survey on various aspects like seismic activity and the tsunami in that area. It is a stand-alone, green and eco-friendly structure, constructed in a way to withstand all natural calamities or man-made flaws.