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Scientists write to PM, CMs of TN, Kerala on Kudankulam nuclear plant project safety
CHENNAI: Scientists from several institutions have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, expressing concern over the use of substandard components in the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tiruneveli in southern Tamil Nadu.
The project, which is soon to be commissioned, got the Supreme Court's nod on May 6.
The scientists pointed to media reports that said four valves in a critical safety system in the plant were found to be defective. A copy of the letter was also sent to the secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
"As the chief minister of the states, hosting and neighbouring the nuclear power plant, the two of you have a responsibility to satisfy yourself and the residents of Tamil Nadu and Kerala that the plant has been constructed to the highest safety standards," read the letter, singed by 60 scientists. "Any exercise to assure oneself of the quality of components used will have to be done before the plant is commissioned. Once commissioned, the radioactive environment in sections of the plant will make it impossible to access and test some potentially critical components," it added.
The letter was signed by scientists from Indian Institutes of Sciences, Bangalore (IISc), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras and Bombay, Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Indian Institute for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and several other research institutes.
On May 6, the Supreme Court gave a go-ahead to the project saying there is no basis to say that the plant will have an adverse impact on the environment and people living near the site. A bench comprising Justice K S Radhakrishnan and Justice Dipak Misra said, "Apprehension, however, legitimate it may be, cannot override the justification of the project. Nobody on this earth can predict what would happen in future and to a larger extent we have to leave it to destiny. But once the justification test is satisfied, the apprehension test is bound to fail."
Link - Scientists write to PM, CMs of TN, Kerala on Kudankulam nuclear plant project safety - The Times of India
CHENNAI: Scientists from several institutions have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, expressing concern over the use of substandard components in the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tiruneveli in southern Tamil Nadu.
The project, which is soon to be commissioned, got the Supreme Court's nod on May 6.
The scientists pointed to media reports that said four valves in a critical safety system in the plant were found to be defective. A copy of the letter was also sent to the secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
"As the chief minister of the states, hosting and neighbouring the nuclear power plant, the two of you have a responsibility to satisfy yourself and the residents of Tamil Nadu and Kerala that the plant has been constructed to the highest safety standards," read the letter, singed by 60 scientists. "Any exercise to assure oneself of the quality of components used will have to be done before the plant is commissioned. Once commissioned, the radioactive environment in sections of the plant will make it impossible to access and test some potentially critical components," it added.
The letter was signed by scientists from Indian Institutes of Sciences, Bangalore (IISc), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras and Bombay, Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Indian Institute for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and several other research institutes.
On May 6, the Supreme Court gave a go-ahead to the project saying there is no basis to say that the plant will have an adverse impact on the environment and people living near the site. A bench comprising Justice K S Radhakrishnan and Justice Dipak Misra said, "Apprehension, however, legitimate it may be, cannot override the justification of the project. Nobody on this earth can predict what would happen in future and to a larger extent we have to leave it to destiny. But once the justification test is satisfied, the apprehension test is bound to fail."
Link - Scientists write to PM, CMs of TN, Kerala on Kudankulam nuclear plant project safety - The Times of India
