Who pays in case of accident at Kudankulam, asks PM Manmohan Singh
Posted on August 12th, 2012

by Walter Jayawardhana

According to a matter raised by the New Delhi Tele Vision (NDTV) the liability of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Chennai has become a big security concern for people living in close proximity to the power generating facility.

The new concern has arisen with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioning the Department of Atomic EnergyƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s decision to waive its legal right to claim damages against the NPPƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s Russian suppliers in case of an nuclear accident like that of the Fukushima accident in Japan.

For some time the Kudunkulam nuclear plant has been a secucrity concern for Sri Lanka since several Nothern cities in the island are close to Kudunkulam as far as an accident is concerned.

According to a NDTV item broadcast On Thursday, ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…- NDTV disclosed that Dr. Singh, who is also the Minister for Atomic Energy, has objected to a request by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬‚ the operator of the Kudankulam facility ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬‚ to waive its right to recourse under Section 17 of the Nuclear Liability Act if an accident in the yet-to-be-built units 3 and 4 results from faulty equipment.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-A senior PMO official confirmed to The Hindu that the Prime Minister had raised certain questions and that the DAEƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s answers were being awaited.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚

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