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Nuclear “experts” try to allay Indians’ fears on nuclear processing

Anti-Kudankulam stir may be aimed at scuttling nuclear programme, feel experts, THE HINDU, 27 Feb 12, Y. MALLIKARJUN Two of the country’s top nuclear power experts on Monday hinted that the anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant agitation was aimed at scuttling India’s three-stage nuclear power programme.

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited’s Chairman and Managing Director S.K. Jain and Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said that even after all the queries on safety, quality, health and other aspects were answered by experts, people were asking questions about reprocessing of fuel which had nothing to
do with the Kudankulam plant. They were talking to journalists on the
sidelines of an international conference on ‘Characterisation and
Quality Control of Nuclear Fuels (CQCNF-2012)’ here…..
In the past few weeks there was no word about nuclear safety.
Questions were about reprocessing and the second stage (of the nuclear
programme) where plutonium would be produced for Fast Breeder Reactor
and that was “under attack.”….
Plant at Kovvada

Replying to a question on the setting up of nuclear power plant at
Kovvada in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, he said local
people’s fears had been allayed after NPCIL launched outreach
activities. He said the NPCIL wanted to showcase Kovvada as a model of
inclusive growth.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2939329.ece

February 28, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general