Mass public unease at nuclear power development has emerged at Jaitapaur. Thousands of protestors were held by police today as they attempted to surround the site of six planned reactors.
A man was killed by police during a march on the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India on 9 September in the second death connected to a protest movement said to be agitated by foreign activists.
A parliamentary report on nuclear safety regulation in India has pointed out serious structural flaws and numerous failings relative to international norms.
Commissioning work has been delayed at unit 1 of India's new Kudankulam nuclear power plant with the replacement of four valves in the passive core cooling system.
An agreement signed by Canadian and Indian nuclear regulators has brought the nuclear cooperation agreement that will allow Canadian companies to export nuclear items including uranium to India nearer to implementation.
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh stated that he and France's President Francois Hollande remain committed to constructing six EPR units at Jaitapur._69x48.jpg "Jaitapur demonstration, 3 January 2013 (Altaf Bhatkar) 69x48")
The prime ministers of Canada and India have finalised a deal that will allow a nuclear cooperation agreement signed over two years ago to be implemented, opening the door for trade worth millions of dollars between the two countries.