Lawmaker sounds alarm over hazards at nuclear power plant: 'Facing serious threats to their lives'

Lawmaker sounds alarm over hazards at nuclear power plant: 'Facing serious threats to their lives'

A senior Indian lawmaker is raising an alarm over plans to store radioactive waste at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, warning that the decision could endanger nearby communities and ecosystems, according to a report from The Hindu. Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu has blamed the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited for proposing to store nuclear waste generated by the plant's reactors on-site. Speaking at a public event, Appavu …