Jairam Favours Finnish Technology For Jaitapur Nuclear Plant
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 5,
May 2011
Finland's Olkiluoto 3 will the first operational plant using Areva's EPR technology. With the government committed setting up an independent Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority, Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) provides an interesting model as well.
STUK director general Jukka Laaksonen has offered to assist India in building up the proposed nuclear regulatory authority and enable it to deal with Areva's reactors at Jaitapur, drawing on Finland's experience over the past decade.
Ramesh, who met with Jukka Laaksonen, during his recent visit to Helsinki , has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about Finland's experience with the EPR reactor and the structure and power of the Finnish nuclear authority. Read the full report here.
Source: Urmi A Goswami, ET Bureau, Economic Times, New Delhi.
