Antinuclear

AUDIO: India – nuclear workers exposed to radiation

AUDIO Leaking India nuclear plant under investigation  http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/connect-asia/leaking-india-nuclear-plant-under-investigation/1038  30 October 2012,   Correspondent: Michael Edwards Speakers: P K Sundaram, Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament & Peace. The international nuclear watchdog is inspecting one of India’s main reactors after a series of leaks exposed workers to dangerous levels of radiation. Dozens of employees at the Rajasthan Atomic Power plant were exposed during two serious breaches earlier this year.

There are fears over the safety of India’s civilian nuclear facilities; the country’s Auditor-General says the country is just one slip away from a disaster of Chernobyl-like proportions.

It comes as Australia contemplates the safeguards and sale of uranium to India.

November 1, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized