Lanka to set up nuclear radiation monitor

June 24, 2011 18:11

Sri Lanka plans to set up a nuclear regulatory body to monitor radiation in case of an emergency due its close proximity to the atomic reactors in south India, a media report has said.

The government says that with the close proximity of the country to the nuclear power stations in South India, Sri Lanka needs to establish an independent nuclear regulatory arm in keeping with advice from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the ColomboPage online reported.

India has nuclear reactors in Kalpakkam and Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu and Kaiga in Karnataka.

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