-PTI Making some headway towards resolution of the Kudankulam issue, anti-plant protesters on Tuesday decided to nominate two of their members in the expert committee to be set up by the Tamil Nadu government. The protesters, however, made it clear that they would not hold talks with the 15-member committee set up by the Centre till the work at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP) was stopped. S.P. Udhayakumar, the movement’s leader, told...
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Ex-AEC chief PK Iyengar backs Kudankulam plant
-DNA A day after rocket scientist APJ Abdul Kalam backed the Kudankulam N-power plant, another top scientist has come out in its support. “Tell them bluntly that there is nothing to be worried of and their interests would be protected by the government. Also explain to them in no uncertain terms that the displaced persons and their families would be looked after by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd,” PK Iyengar,...
More »Kudankulam plant safe: Kalam by P Sudhakar
The former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Sunday visited the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) and asserted that there was no need for any panic as it had state-of-the-art safety features. At the same time, Mr. Kalam made it clear that he had not come as an emissary of the Union government and would not be a mediator between the nuclear establishment and protesters opposing the plant. “I am completely satisfied and...
More »AEC chairman warns of serious damage to Kudankulam plant
-The Hindu It is not a car factory where you can switch off the systems: NPCIL chairman The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) ran the risk of being seriously damaged with blockades creating a major impediment in ensuring that the plant systems functioned at a minimal level, scientists warned on Friday. “In a recent road blockade, work on the plant was halted. It is not a plant which can be just switched on...
More »Anti-Nuclear plant stir hits Kudankulam economy by Jaya Menon
It was once a sleepy hamlet with rolling stretches of barren land, little agricultural activity and hardly any economy to boast of. But the nuclear power project transformed Kudankulam drastically. There was a minor real estate boom, income levels rose and lifestyles changed. Today, in the place of a small vegetable shop is a market place selling a wide variety of vegetables. All that is set to be reversed. The anti-nuclear...
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