India to pursue nuclear energy after safety ensured: PM
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Xinhua News Agency, September 25, 2011
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said his country will pursue nuclear energy after " full satisfaction" about its safety is attained, reported local daily Indian Express Sunday.
Singh told the UN General Assembly session in New York that India is ready to work with International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) to enhance safety and security levels and that the country has undertaken a thorough review of the safety of nuclear plants in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan in March.
"Our plans for utilizing nuclear power to meet our energy needs hinge upon full satisfaction about the safety of nuclear energy. We have undertaken a thorough review of the safety of our nuclear plants," he was quoted as saying.
"We support international efforts under the aegis of the International Atomic Energy Agency to enhance levels of safety and security," he said.
His statement came in the wake of anti-nuclear protests in two Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra which will build nuclear reactors with Russian and French technology.
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