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Kudankulam nuclear-plant reactor trips, stops generation via The Times of India

CHENNAI: The first 1,000-MW unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stopped generation on Saturday evening after the reactor tripped, the Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (PSOCO) said on Sunday. […] Read more.

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India’s Ambitions With Atomic Plants: Two Opposing Views via The Wall Street Journal

In coming weeks the nuclear plant at Kudankulam — built on a part of the Indian coastline struck 10 years ago this week by a devastating tsunami — will start officially selling electricity into the Indian power grid. The Wall … Continue reading

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Anti-nuclear activist Udayakumar quits AAP via The Times of India

MADURAI: Anti-nuclear activist S P Udayakumar on Saturday announced his resignation from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) because he felt that the party high command did not pay attention to the problems of the people in south Tamil Nadu. […] … Continue reading

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Anti-nuclear power activist Udayakumar detained at IGIA via The Indian Express

Activist S P Udayakumar, who spearheaded the campaign against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) as the convenor of the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), was stopped and interrogated at Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday. … Continue reading

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Nuclear plant near Chennai all set for milestone via The Hindu

Chennai, July 1:   Far removed from any protest-din, a nuclear power plant 40 km south of Chennai, is all set to achieving a milestone – loading of liquid sodium. The operators of the nuclear power station, which is half the … Continue reading

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NPCIL dismisses reports of blast at Kudankulam plant via economic times

CHENNAI: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) today dismissed reports about blast or steam pipe leak at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, saying there was only “an incident of hot water spillage” in which six persons were injured. “There … Continue reading

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Six workers injured at Indian nuclear plant via UCA News

Anti-nuclear activists in southern India have vowed to intensify their protests against a Russian-backed nuclear power plant after six workers were injured in a “hot water spill”. Six workers suffered significant burns in the accident Wednesday in the Kudankulam nuclear … Continue reading

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‘Tiger’ women carry on anti-nuclear protest via The Telegraph

Here, the men go to work and the women fight. They have been doing that for nearly a thousand days now, braving police batons to “save future generations from a potential Fukushima-like disaster”. Maybe, the clue lies in the way … Continue reading

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Anti-nuclear activist is AAP candidate from Kanyakumari via Two Circles.net

Chennai: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded anti-nuclear energy activist S.P. Udayakumar from Kanyakumari. AAP announced the seventh list of 26 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. […] Kumar, who joined the AAP in February 2014, is … Continue reading

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After forming govt in Delhi, AAP reaches out to anti-Kudankulam protesters via Indiatoday

After forming government in Delhi, looks like AAP is reaching out to other states also by picking up the local issues. AAP’s support to anti-Kudankulam protests could turn political. AAP’s Prashant Bhushan held meeting with anti-Kudankulam protests leader SP Udayakumar … Continue reading

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