Tag Archives: Kudankulam

Anti-Kudankulam activists to raise protest to next level via The Hindu

Posted on 2013/09/01 by norma field

Even as the first unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is progressing to generate 500 MW of electricity, the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) feels that the villagers in the neighbouring areas have not lost their steam. … Continue reading →

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What’s going on at Kudankulam? via the Hindu Business Line

Posted on 2013/06/24 by norma field

What’s holding up the commissioning? Is it a problem with the valves and cables? Or something more? The Site Director at the Kudankulam nuclear power project, R.S. Sundar, is a man apparently wizened by experience. When Business Line asked him … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power plant plan gets go ahead via gulfnews.com

Posted on 2013/05/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

India’s supreme court ruling says plant will help ‘people’s welfare’ New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court gave the green light on Monday to the commissioning of the nation’s largest nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, despite widespread … Continue reading →

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Inferior parts being used in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant: Top scientist via The Times of India

Posted on 2013/04/07 by norma field

CHENNAI: The Centre, speeding up the process to commission the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, received a jolt from one of the country’s noted nuclear scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) A Gopalakrishnan, … Continue reading →

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Kudankulam nuclear plant unit 1 to be operational in April: PM tells Putin via NDTV

Posted on 2013/03/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Durban: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured Russian President Vladimir Putin that the first phase of the nuclear power project at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu will be up and running by next month. “I am pleased to inform you Mr President … Continue reading →

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India to launch Kudankulam nuclear power plant by end 2013 via The Voice of Russia

Posted on 2013/02/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Kudankulam nuclear power plant in southern India will be launched by the end of 2012, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has told the parliament Thursday, stressing the security of nuclear facilities was the government’s primal objective. The first energy unit … Continue reading →

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Kudankulam nuclear plant officials receive threat letter via The Times of India

Posted on 2013/01/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TIRUNELVELI: Days before the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear power Project is to be commissioned, officials at the plant site received an anonymous threat letter, police said on Saturday. The hand-written post card was received by the security personnel … Continue reading →

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Kudankulam to go live during Putin trip via The Times of India

Posted on 2012/11/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] “The time constraint will prevent Putin from going there himself but the commissioning can happen even in a virtual manner with the Russian President and PM Manmohan Singh together giving the go-ahead from Delhi,” said a source. It remains … Continue reading →

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India: Conflict Over Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Continues via Global Voice

Posted on 2012/10/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Atomic Power Project in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has started operations last month amidst protests (see Global Voices report). The plant has started generating electricity but the situation is becoming … Continue reading →

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‘KNPP’s First Unit Likely to be Operational By Next Year’ via Outlook India.com

Posted on 2012/09/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Amid anti-nuclear protests by villagers, Atomic Energy Chairman R K Sinha today said the first unit of 1,000 MW of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu is likely to become operational by next year. “Though it will not be … Continue reading →

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