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#India – Whistle Blowers and the Public Interest

June 25, 2013 by M. V. Ramana The bulk of development policies, justified in the ‘national interest’, actually diminish poor people’s ability to control and gainfully use natural resources. Every ‘national’ project is presented as beneficial for the masses even… Continue Reading →

#India – Flaws in Koodankulam Nuclear Power plant

By A Gopalakrishnan 19th June 2013 07:23 AM The Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu is owned and will be operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is to oversee… Continue Reading →

#India – Nuclear utility grabs land #WTFnews

Author(s): Akshay Deshmane Issue Date: 2013-6-30 Public sector NPCIL encroaches upon mango plantations near its Ratnagiri plant Faded white line has been marked by NPCIL for building a wall, says Latika Pawar (Photo: Akshay Deshmane) LATIKA PAWAR had just returned… Continue Reading →

#India -Village falls within Jaitapur nuclear reactor’s 2-km danger zone #WTFnews

Nitin Ghanekar reports in  Hindustan times, June 10, 2013 Since we are so close to the plant, we fear that we might be displaced. SACHIN WAGH DHARE, a Dhanivare resident JAITAPUR/MUMBAI: Residents of Dhanivare village are a worried lot. Given… Continue Reading →

Don’t fund Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant , locals urge European banks

Friday, Jun 7, 2013, 6:47 IST | Agency: DNA Dilnaz Boga Protesters at the proposed site for a nuclear plant at Jaitapur sent an e-mail to the three main bankers — BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole in France… Continue Reading →

Kudankulam nuclear power plant : the unsettled queries

First Published: Wed, Jun 05 2013. livemint On 6 May, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking to halt the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear reactors in Tamil Nadu till the implementation of key additional safety measures recommended after the catastrophic… Continue Reading →

Paris – Secret meeting for Jaitapur Reactors continues despite protests in India #WTFnews

  PARIS, June 5, 2013 Investors’ meet on for underwriting package for Jaitapur reactors even as protests continue  Vaiju Naravane  A crucial investors’ meeting to underwrite the financial package for two 1,650 megawatt Areva EPR reactors to be built in Jaitapur,… Continue Reading →

Anti-Areva Protest: Letter to French and European Bankers from Fishermen and Farmers of Jaitapur

02 June 2013 To, The Presidents / Chief Executive Officers, The French and European Bankers,   SUBJECT:- FINANCING OF PROPOSED JAITAPUR NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT.   Dear Sir / Madam,   We the people of Jaitapur, Madban, Sakhari Nate, Mithgavane, Niveli,… Continue Reading →

Jaitapur villagers oppose investors’ meeting, hidden from Locals

PUNE, June 4, 2013 Staff Reporter, The Hindu Konkan Bachao Samiti says this meet was hidden from the locals to avoid furore Even as officials of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) left for… Continue Reading →

Koodankulam’s Environmental Impacts: An open letter to Jayanti Natarajan

  Dr. A Gopalakrishnan wrote this letter to the Minister of Forest and Environment Ms. Jayanti Natarajan. After getting no reply from the ministry, he has put this letter in the public, which has been published in today’s New Indian Express…. Continue Reading →

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