Society, Resistance and Civil Nuclear Policy in India by Varigonda Kesava Chandra

Author:Varigonda Kesava Chandra [Chandra, Varigonda Kesava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780367561468
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2020-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

In addition, the PIL also asked for a thorough review of the impact of nuclear reactors in general and the Kudankulam plant in particular, “with special reference to the generic safety problems of nuclear power, including harmful radiation exposure at each stage of the ‘nuclear fuel cycle’, accidental radioactivity releases, and generation of unstoppable and unstorable nuclear waste”.

The responses of the state

India’s central government and nuclear establishment remained unfazed, however; the first reactor was expected to be commissioned in a matter of weeks. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa wrote a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister Singh:

The satisfaction of the people of the area is of paramount importance to my Government and the State of Tamil Nadu. May I add that it is imperative that necessary measures to allay the fears of the people are undertaken before any precipitate action is embarked upon?

(The New Indian Express 17 Dec. 2011)

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