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Protests rise over Kudankulam; scientists’ entry prevented via The Hindu

Posted on 2011/10/15 by snasser

Stepping up their protest against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, agitators on Thursday staged a roadblock in front of the plant site, preventing entry of scientists and workers into the complex. The protest hitherto confined to fast took a new … Continue reading →

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Protestors want Kudankulam N-plant scrapped via Indian Broadcasting Network Online

Posted on 2011/10/12 by snasser

Chennai: Protests against the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu has intensified with the villagers of the area demanding that the project be scrapped. Several hundred villagers are protesting against the nuclear power plant and have decided to indefinitely fast … Continue reading →

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India has long suppressed antinuclear activism. Still, activists persist. via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/12/18 by nfield

By Urvashi Sarkar | December 17, 2021 In Southeast India, in the dense interior of the Nallamala Hills, deciduous trees, shrubs, and brambles sprawl over the undulating land of the Amrabad Tiger sanctuary. Here, 14 tigers  prowl the jungle with boars, sloth bears, and … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the cyberattack on India’s largest nuclear power plant via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2019/11/14 by nfield

By Alexander Campbell, Vickram Singh, November 14, 2019 Indian officials acknowledged on October 30th that a cyberattack occurred at the country’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant. An Indian private cybersecurity researcher had tweeted about the breach three days earlier, prompting Indian authorities to initially deny that it had occurred before admitting that the … Continue reading →

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Pacific Climate Warriors Roll Out Anti-Coal “Red Carpet” for Angela Merkel at UN Climate Talks via Democracy Now!

Posted on 2017/11/15 by nfield

Broadcasting from the UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, we look at protests underway against oil, coal, gas and nuclear power. Indian activists are demonstrating against India’s largest nuclear power station, the Kudankulam plant in India’s southern state of Tamil … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh to start work on first nuclear reactor next month: minister via Reuters

Posted on 2017/11/02 by nfield

[…] Bangladesh has been planning to build nuclear plants since the 1960s but a lack of support and other factors have delayed the much-needed project in a country known for frequent power cuts. Two nuclear reactors, each with 1,100 megawatts … Continue reading →

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Stop Republic TV from hurting me and my family: Anti-nuclear activist SP Udayakumar writes to Press Council via The Indian Express

Posted on 2017/06/23 by nfield

Anti-nuclear activist S P Udayakumar, known for his protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project, on Thursday wrote a letter to Press Council of India chairman Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad raising allegations of harassment against news channel Republic TV. … Continue reading →

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Signature campaign against nuclear energy via The Hindu

Posted on 2016/11/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) on Sunday called upon the youngsters to speak up against nuclear energy. Speaking at an awareness programme after launching the signature campaign against nuclear energy here, Suba. Udayakumar, PMANE coordinator, said that several … Continue reading →

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TN nuclear plant’s second unit gets clearance, to go critical soon via newKerala.com

Posted on 2016/07/08 by norma field

w Delhi, July 8 : The Kudankulam nuclear power plant’s second unit is expected to go critical in a few days after the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) gave the final clearance on Friday, informed sources said. […] In an … Continue reading →

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The lonely struggle of India’s anti-nuclear protesters via The Guardian

Posted on 2016/06/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Women are leading protests in Tamil Nadu state against a power plant – yet few people in India know the village they’re from, let alone support their cause Behind the Lourdes Matha church in Idinthakarai, a fishing village at the … Continue reading →

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