Lays foundation stone for 2,800-MWe project in Haryana Reiterating the government’s commitment to ensure full safety of nuclear power plants, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed confidence that the country would meet the target of raising its nuclear power capacity to 27,000 MWe over the next 10 years. Laying the foundation for a 2,800-MWe nuclear power project here, Dr. Singh noted that over the past 10 years the country added more capacity in the power sector than what had been achieved in the 55 years prior to that. Elaborating on nuclear safety, he recalled that in recent years the government had conducted a thorough review of all plants and several new measures were taken to make them safer. “We regularly test our safety standards against other countries to ensure that India always remains foremost in the world in nuclear safety.” Dr. Singh noted that India was able to start trade in nuclear energy with other countries in 2008 following an agreement with the U.S. on nuclear cooperation. “[Thanks to the agreement] we are now able to get the latest nuclear technologies as also adequate supply of nuclear fuel from other countries.” The Haryana project would consist of four reactors of 700 MWe each. . Initially two reactors would be commissioned over the next six to seven years. In the pipeline since 2009, the project had faced stiff resistance from environmental activists and people living in the area. Dr. Singh said the site was selected after a careful review. He said 8-10 lakh people could get employment during construction of the first phase of the project.