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SC nod for Kudankulam n-plant but people's
protest to continue
Monday May 06, 2013 03:36:32 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi/Chennai: Steps to operationalise the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear
Power Project (KNPP) in Tirunelveli district would continue
uninterrupted as the Supreme Court Monday disposed of a public
suit seeking to halt its commissioning with a direction to the
government to submit a report on the compliance of all safety
steps before the plant is commissioned.
However, an apex court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and
Dipak Misra issued detailed directions to the government on the
safety and the monitoring of the plant's operations.
Reacting to the judgment, M.Pushparayan a key leader in the
People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) told IANS in
Chennai: "It is a delayed and unjust judgment. It will not bind us
and our protest against the project will continue."
Speaking over phone from Idinthakarai in Tirunelveli district he
said: "It is discouraging that the court seems to have not
considered important issues like the substandard equipments used
in the reactor; Coastal Regulation Zone stipulations; spent fuel
storage; conduct of proper mock drill for the locals while
deciding on the case."
While allowing the commissioning of the plant, the court said that
nuclear energy is extremely important for the country's growth and
a balance has to be struck between the right to life and
sustainable development.
"The KNPP will not even satisfy the power requirements of Tamil
Nadu or even Kerala," Pushparayan contended.
The court said that various expert groups have opined that there
would be no impact on the life around the plant because of
radiation.
While concurring with the directions and the commissioning of the
plant, Justice Dipak Misra said that the larger public interest
should prevail over the minor inconveniences that may be caused to
the people.
Directing the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and the
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to take all the steps for
ensuring the safety of the plant, Justice Misra said in the case
of nuclear power plants, there should not be any lapse in
operations and the grammar of their safety has to be different.
According to Pushparayan around 25 school children submitted a
petition to the Tirunelveli district collector to shut down the
nuclear plant due to its substandard equipment.
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