SC gives green signal to Kudankulam plant - Monday May 05,2013

Steps to operationalise the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant would go on uninterrupted as the Supreme Court on Monday May 05,2013 disposed of a public suit seeking to halt its commissioning with a direction to the government to submit a report on the compliance of all safety steps before the plant is commissioned.

The SC bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra issued detailed directions to the government on the safety and the monitoring of the plant’s operations

While allowing the commissioning of the plant, the court said that nuclear energy is extremely important for the country’s growth and a balance has to be struck between the right to life and sustainable development.