Kudankulam nuclear plant to be operational in 6 weeks

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Video-Beschreibung von newsxlive – 25.02.2012

The controversy-hit Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu may be operational in 6 weeks. The first 1,000MW unit will be opened soon as the project’s safety audits have been completed. Protests at the plant thinning and the state government now more supportive of the project being commissioned have raised hopes of the plant becoming functional. Secretary at the Dept of Atomic Energy Sukumar Banerjee has said and I quote. „The expert committees have done their job. Safety issues have been addressed. The plant’s first unit can be in working order once we are able to move in the required staff.“ Earlier, the nuclear plant ran into a fresh controversy with the prime Minister himself saying that NGOs with backing from U.S could be behind the protest and unrest over the plant. The government too pitched in with saying that the NGOs are diverting funds meant for social service into gathering support for the protests and creating false propaganda against the plant.

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Video-Beschreibung von ibnlive – 23.02.2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for the first time ever, hit out at anti-nuclear activists and questioned the source of their funding. He said, „There are NGOs often funded by the US and Scandinavian countries that are not fully appreciative of the developmental challenges that our country faces. For example what’s happening in Kudankulam where local NGO-led protests have stalled the commissioning of 21,000 MW nuclear reactors.“

Kudankulam row: Protesters up the ante against govt

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Video-Beschreibung von newsxlive – 05.02.2012

The row over Kudankulam nuclear power plant is all set to rise with negotiations between protestors and the government breaking down spectacularly. Strongly batting for early commissioning of Kudankulam nuclear power project, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said the Centre was probing the flow of funds allegedly received by the anti-project activists and would take strong action if the money came in a „wrong way“. Now the organizer of anti Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has now threatened to sue the Chidambaram, and as well as MoS PMO Naraynasamy for making defamatory remarks.

Government signals early commissioning of N-Plant project

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Video-Beschreibung von newsxlive – 04.02.2012

The centre has sent out a strong signal for early commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power project. Home Minister P Chidambaram who visited the site yesterday said the Centre was probing the flow of funds allegedly received by the anti-project activists and would take strong action if the money came in a „wrong way“. Chidambaram attacked anti-nuclear plant leaders saying it was a delayed protest after 13,000 crore rupees of the people’s money had been invested in the project and 95 percent of the work completed.