-The Hindu The Madras High Court on Friday cleared the decks for the commissioning of Units I and II of the kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), holding that there was no impediment to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd to proceed with the project. However, it made it clear that the regulatory authorities should periodically oversee the compliance and maintenance of standards of pollution. “By taking note of the overall situation,...
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Government, leave these kids alone-SG Vombatkere
-The Hindu The ongoing peaceful protest against the kudankulam nuclear power plant (KKNPP), which began in the early 1980s intensified after the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The protests revolve around fears over public safety and health arising from the existence and operation of the nuclear facility. The protesters, the men, women and children of Idinthakarai and surrounding villages, have consistently demanded transparency and honest public consultation. They do not need high...
More »CAG criticizes atomic energy regulator over policy gaps-Jacob P Koshy
-Live Mint The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticized India’s atomic energy regulator for not being truly independent, not having a radiation safety policy and being lax in monitoring the proliferation of unregistered medical X-ray facilities in the country. This is the first time ever that the performance of the 29-year-old Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has been reviewed by the government’s auditor. The move follows criticism of the safety of...
More »For Centre, SC the only court: Madras HC-A Subramani
-The Times of India CHENNAI: How can a Union minister go around issuing statements on the commissioning of the kudankulam nuclear power plant when a court is still seized of the matter, the Madras high court asked on Thursday. "He says the plant is going to be opened shortly. If that is so, why do you come to court?" asked a bench of Justices P Jyothimani and P Devadoss. Though the bench...
More »Russian reactors in kudankulam to fall under liability law-Rajeev Deshpande
-The Times of India In what will set the bar for India's nuclear contracts, Russia's plea that two reactors planned at kudankulam in Tamil Nadu — apart from units 1 and 2 — be exempted from provisions of the tough nuclear liability law may not be accepted. Reactors 1 and 2 that are to go on stream soon are not covered by the 2010 liability law that makes suppliers of a nuclear...
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