INDIAN REPORT CLAIMS NUCLEAR SECTOR IS SAFE AGAINST TSUNAMIS – BUT PROPOSES DETAILED REFORMS ANYWAY
July 1st, 2011
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
INDIAN nuclear power plants have adequate plans and resources to handle a disaster such as that engulfing Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, a report released by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) has argued. However, the study - 'Safety Evaluation of Indian Nuclear Power Plants Post Fukushima Accident' - has made several recommendations to boost safety levels and has outlined a detailed roadmap for their implementation, with deadlines ranging from two to 14 months.
Among its main suggestions creating systems that will ...
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