French N-plant blast warning for Jaitapur?

July 06, 2011 12:32

A blast at a French nuclear power plant which comes days after nuclear authorities found 32 safety concerns at the plant should be a wake-up call for the Indian government which says the nuclear power plant in Jaitapur is safe.

The blaze at the Tricastin plant in Drme in the Rhne valley sent a thick cloud of black smoke into the sky. A mistral wind sent it south over a nearby motorway on one of the busiest travel days of the year as the French left for their summer holidays.

The government in April said it has decided to have a stand-alone safety system in the designs of each reactors, two of which are expected to be operational by 2019 and announced a bill would be brought to create an autonomous nuclear regulatory body for the Jaitapur nucelar power plant.

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