By Sikander Hayat
Radiation leak is a big story in the context of stupendous and non-stop Indian allegation about the safety of Pakistani nuclear facilities. Now that India is signing nuclear deals all over the world for the transfer of the “know how” and technology, the world must look in more detail India’s record in nuclear safety.
A report regarding the nuclear radiation at India atomic reactor in Financial Times Newspaper of UK states “A radiation leak at a nuclear power station in the southern Indian state of Karnataka was caused deliberately, the Indian government said at the weekend. The leak at the Kaiga plant,
run by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, led to the hospitalisation of about 55 employees for tests. An investigation has been launched into how radioactive contamination entered a drinking water cooler at the plant near the coastal town of Mallapur.”
The report goes on to say “Last week’s radiation leak comes as India plans a massive expansion of its nuclear energy capacity after a US-India civil nuclear deal brought an end to decades of isolation for India’s nuclear programme.
Canada on Sunday became the latest country to agree a civil nuclear deal with India after the Nuclear Suppliers Group ended a 34-year ban on nuclear trade with New Delhi, which is not a signatory to the
United Nations Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Pakistani government was quick to caution the US about its assistance to India’s nuclear programme, saying Washington needed to seek “iron-cast assurances” over safety standards.
“How can the US continue to ignore the issue of safety?” asked a senior Pakistani government official. “This leak should not be treated as just a one-off incident. It has to be seen in the context of overall conditions [surrounding Indian nuclear plants].”
Radiation leak is a big story in the context of stupendous and non-stop Indian allegation about the safety of Pakistani nuclear facilities. Now that India is signing nuclear deals all over the world for the transfer of the “know how” and technology, the world must look in more detail India’s record in nuclear safety.
A report regarding the nuclear radiation at India atomic reactor in Financial Times Newspaper of UK states “A radiation leak at a nuclear power station in the southern Indian state of Karnataka was caused deliberately, the Indian government said at the weekend. The leak at the Kaiga plant,
run by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, led to the hospitalisation of about 55 employees for tests. An investigation has been launched into how radioactive contamination entered a drinking water cooler at the plant near the coastal town of Mallapur.”The report goes on to say “Last week’s radiation leak comes as India plans a massive expansion of its nuclear energy capacity after a US-India civil nuclear deal brought an end to decades of isolation for India’s nuclear programme.
Canada on Sunday became the latest country to agree a civil nuclear deal with India after the Nuclear Suppliers Group ended a 34-year ban on nuclear trade with New Delhi, which is not a signatory to the
United Nations Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.Pakistani government was quick to caution the US about its assistance to India’s nuclear programme, saying Washington needed to seek “iron-cast assurances” over safety standards.
“How can the US continue to ignore the issue of safety?” asked a senior Pakistani government official. “This leak should not be treated as just a one-off incident. It has to be seen in the context of overall conditions [surrounding Indian nuclear plants].”
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