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Accident in the Madras Atomic Power Station Unit 1 – Report by Dr. V. Pugazhenthi

Accident in the Madras Atomic Power Station Unit 1 – Report by Dr. V. Pugazhenthi

Nuclear Accidents in India April 6, 2018 at 12:07 pm 1 comment

Unit 1 of the Madras Atomic Power Station remains shut down since 30th March 2018, because of a radiation leak, the source of which has not been identified till today. The officials have not found the source of this leak so far. This radiation leak has become an immanent danger to the workers of the power plant and the people who are living around it. Dr.V.Pugazhenthi, a physician living in Sadurangapattinam near Kalpakkam describes this event and the possible consequences of such an event; he also discusses in this video presentation, the means by which this problem could be overcome.

#ChennaiFloods: Why Are They Silent on the Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant?

#ChennaiFloods: Why Are They Silent on the Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant?

Latest December 4, 2015 at 9:54 am 0 comments

S P Udayakumar | The entire state of Tamil Nadu has been hit very heavily by massive cloudbursts and floods. The city of Chennai has been marooned and the national military has been pushed into rescue actions there. The Chennai international airport has been closed and all flights cancelled. There train services have paralyzed almost entirely and the Chennaiites are suffering from hunger and thirst without power, water and internet.

Comparison of the Post-Fukushima Task Force Reports for  Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) and  Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP)

Comparison of the Post-Fukushima Task Force Reports for Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) and Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP)

India's Nuclear Expansion, Koodankulam October 30, 2011 at 9:11 am 2 comments

VT Padmanabhan*, Dr R Ramesh, Dr V Pugazhendi Introduction Post Fukushima, NPCIL appointed separate task forces consisting of nuclear experts to examine all the commercial nuclear power plants, including the yet to be commissioned reactors at Kudankulam.  The committees for MAPS and KKNPP were headed by S Krishnamurthy, a seniorRead More