SC to NPCIL: Report progress in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Apr 23, 2018, 11:26 PM
New Delhi, April 23: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) to file an affidavit indicating the progress made on safety features of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud sought the report from NPCIL, after it was informed that the nuclear plant has advanced safety features.
The nuclear plant was designed to withstand earthquakes and other such threats, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, eppearing for the NPCIL, told the bench.
The bench was hearing an application filed by NPCIL seeking an extension of time to complete the away-from-reactor (AFR) facility for spent fuel according to the top court's directions passed in a judgment in May 2013.
NPCIL sought extension until April 2022 for the construction of an AFR facility for the Kudankulam plant.