Sergey Kirienko, the head of Rosatom, said that the sides couldn't sign the prepared documents for construction of the 3d and the 4th power units of the nuclear power plant "Kudankulam".
At the moment the
Russian side finishes the construction of the 1st and 2nd power units
and is hoping to win the order for the 3d and 4th power units. Despite
the mass protests, India is planning to build other nuclear power plants
beside Kudankulam. On the whole, 16 to 20 power units are supposed to
be constructed.
According to the statement of Ajai Malhotra, Indian Ambassador to
Russia, to the newspaper "Kommersant", these protests "reflect fears of
the nuclear power plant's negative impact on the lives of people and the
environment". The Ambassador said:"We take these concerns very
seriously and we've already created a group of independent experts to
give an objective assessment of the situation. At the same time we'll
fulfil all our obligations in the cooperation with Russia in the nuclear
enrgy sphere".
Sergey Novikov, the head of the Rosatom's press-service, said that the
Indian side had asked for a brief prolongation to settle the problems
with the local residents' protests and to explain and to prove absolute
safety of the nuclear power plant.
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