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Shankar Sharma | The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) seems to get a strange satisfaction in continuing to make such tall claims again and again. Such a tall claim is not the first of its kind. It has been happening since the 1960s.

Nuclear physicist Dr M V Ramana from Princeton University is not satisfied with the AERB’s explanation and questions how the AERB can make a blanket statement stating, ‘There has not been any report of abnormal radioactivity releases/radiation exposures to any personnel during this incident.’

On March 14th, 2016, Greenpeace India called for a probe by independent experts into all aging heavy water reactors in the country, claiming the country’s nuclear regulator has failed to ascertain the reason behind the recent incident at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat, which happened, ironically, exactly five yearsRead More

Kumar Sundaram | Yesterday, the AERB issued a statement. It said the leak, which it earlier said is large, is continuing and the plant authorities continue to pour coolant. On radiation counts and condition of workers, again just reassurances and not actual radiation readings from inside and around the plant.