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India’s government upset that Sri Lanka worries about nuclear radiation

India to discuss Kudankulam safety with Sri Lanka Sachin Parashar, TNN | Sep 29, 2012, NEW DELHI: Taken aback by what it describes as “propaganda” in Sri Lanka against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, India has offered to discuss the safety aspect of the pressurized water reactors with Lankan authorities.

The dialogue mechanism between the two nations for cooperation on nuclear issues
will include talks on Kudankulam safety when a Sri Lankan committee visits India later this year.

“The safety aspect will be a part of the broader agenda for talks over cooperation in nuclear energy but we are already telling them that India will abide by all international conventions over nuclear safety at Kudankulam,” said an official dealing with Sri Lanka. Although the
government in Sri Lanka has not raised any objection to the reactors, the Indian establishment in Colombo has been stunned by a spate of reports in the local media — in the run-up to loading of fuel in the first unit at Kudankulam – about how these reactors were going to adversely impact the island nation….. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-to-discuss-Kudankulam-safety-with-Sri-Lanka/articleshow/16596952.cms

September 29, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics international