The (nuclear) debate isn’t taking place,
MV Ramana, Researcher at the Nuclear Futures Laboratory and Program in Science and Global Security at Princeton said in the Forbes India Magazine:
"Nuclear power is special because of the potential for accidents. One implication of this is one should not pursue it without democratic consent, because it’s something people fear, and, to some extent, for good reason. We can’t decide on nuclear power before a national discussion or debate on how to deal with the energy crisis is carried out. The (nuclear) debate isn’t taking place, and one reason for that is the sense of crisis. When people say we are short of power and need to generate it right away, it doesn’t give the mental space to carry out this kind of a debate.Sadly, protests are the way in which this debate is taking place. People have to take to the streets and block entrances to the plants before they are heard. Kudankulam is a tragic illustration of how poor the democratic practices are. These people have opposed the plant from the beginning. They’ve not had a forum to express their grievances. http://forbesindia.com/article/close-range/india-should-deprioritise-nuclear-energy/33648/1
The Uranium Film Festival wants exact this: To stimulate the dabate about nuclear power. People must be independently informed about nuclear power to make right decisions.