Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has
given a categorical assurance to people that the proposed Kovvada
nuclear project in Srikakulam district will be safest on the lines of
other existing projects in India. On the invitation from NPCIL
officials, media personnel from Srikakulam district visited Madras
Atomic Power Station (MAPS) which was constructed three decades ago in
Kalpakam of Tamil Nadu
During the tour from June
18th to 20th, the officials have shown the plant, safety measures and
welfare activities to improve health and educational standards in and
around Kalpakam under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). MAPS
Station Director T.J. Koteswaran said that the NPCIL has been spending
Rs. 25 crore every year in the country for CSR activities.
According
to the Corporation, India has to depend upon nuclear power for its
future needs since thermal, hydel and solar powers cannot meet the
growing electricity demands of the country.
The
country’s current installed capacity is 2.11 lakh mega watts and it will
require 4.25 lakh mega watts of power by end of 2020. Countries like
United States, China and France are still heavily depending on nuclear
power since it will be cheaper and eco-friendly compared to thermal
power projects.
Giving a power point presentation
Kovvada plant Project Director G.V. Ramaesh and MAPS Operations
Superintendent M.Venkatachalam said that future nuclear projects will be
safest plants with the adoption of advanced technology.
They
said that new plants such as Kovvada project would spur the economic
activity on the lines of Kalpakam which had witnessed rapid development
in the last two decades.
