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Determined opposition to Jaitapur nuclear plant

Opposition to huge India nuclear plant hardens after Japan By Tony Munroe JAITAPUR, India  Apr 15, 2011, India (Reuters) – As far as Taramati Vaghdhare is concerned, there is no question of accepting compensation to make way for the world’s largest nuclear power plant………..Long-running opposition to the proposed plant at Jaitapur has hardened amid the unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan, with village posters depicting scenes of last month’s devastation at the Fukushima plant and warning of what could be in store for this region in the Western Ghats north of Goa…..

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh staked his political career on a 2008 deal with the United States that ended India’s nuclear isolation dating to its 1974 test of a nuclear device, opening up a $150 billion civilian nuclear market……

Opposition to huge India nuclear plant hardens after Japan | Reuters

April 16, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general