PM orders technical review of plants to check if they can withstand major disasters The Government, which banks on nuclear power to reduce dependence on petroleum, has refrained from backing a call for review of its policy, following the meltdown of two reactors in Japan. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told both Houses of Parliament that he has ordered a technical review of India's atomic plants to check if they can withstand the impact of major natural disasters like tsunami and earthquakes. Singh said Indian nuclear plants have met safety standards during major natural calamities like the Gujarat earthquake on January 26, 2001, and the December 2004 tsunami.