Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Storage of Spent Fuel Near Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, 25/07/2019. There has been some opposition to setting up of ‘Away From Reactor’ (AFR) facility at Kudankulam
The Sri Lankan government has installed five detectors across the island as part of an early warning system to detect a nuclear disaster in the event of a nuclear accident and alert the public. Following
The Madras High Court on Tuesday observed that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has not applied its mind while giving the consent order for the operation of the controversial Koodankulam
Wants Chief Minister to take the initiative The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), which is demanding the scrapping of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) and organising protests at Idinthakarai, has urged Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to initiate a fresh round of dialogue with the protesters. In an appeal to Ms. Jayalalithaa through the media, the PMANE blamed the Department of Atomic Energy for not sharing the site evaluation report and the safety analysis report on the KKNPP with the protesters and not listening to their “genuine concerns” over solid and liquid waste management.
Stepping up pressure, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has reminded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of her demand that the Centre allot the entire 1000 MW to be generated from the first unit of Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant to the state, and hoped for a 'quick response'. In a letter to Singh, she recalled her previous communications to him on the issue and pointed out that there was no response to her letters. Noting that the nuclear fuel loading in the plant's first unit was to happen within the next few days, she requested a quick response from him.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has reminded him of her earlier demand that the Centre allot the entire 1000 MW to be generated from the first Koodankulam
Petitions challenge TNPCB and AERB orders The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered notice to the Central government on two new writ petitions against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) — one seeking to quash a Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)’s order of July 23 prescribing the tolerance limit of the project’s trade effluent and the other seeking to declare the AERB’s clearance for Initial Fuel Loading (IFL) as null and void.
‘Govt Making A Mockery Of Us On Issue Of N-Plant’ Chennai: How can a Union minister go around issuing statements on the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant when a court is still seized
The Madras High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the “disregard” shown for it by the Centre, state governments and petitioners in the Koodankulam nuclear power project. A division bench comprising
Social activists seek withdrawal of false cases charged against protesters Condemning the alleged State repression of the democratic rights of the people of Kudankulam, a group of social activists has urged the Tamil Nadu government to drop the ‘false cases’ charged against them and to cancel the prohibitory orders in the area. In a statement issued on the eve of Independence Day, a large number of intellectuals, activists, writers and NGO leaders, including Mahasweta Devi, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Medha Patkar, Aruna Roy, Vandana Shiva and Swamy Agnivesh, asked the government to put an end to the ‘violent repression of the non-violent struggle at Kudankulam.’
With the protest against Koodankulam nuclear power plant entering its second year, the Madras High Court hearing two petitions against the project Thursday came down on union ministers, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). "Hearing the two petitions, the Madras High Court came down heavily on the union ministers, saying that they respect only the Supreme Court and not the other courts. The court also asked how central ministers can announce KKNPP (Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project) commissioning date when a case is being heard," P. Sundararajan, a lawyer, told IANS.
