Spill at Indian nuclear plant hurts six workers, no radiation leak
Date: 15-May-14
Country: INDIA
Author: Sriram Srinivasan
Sea waves hit the rocks as Kudankulam nuclear power project plant is
seen in the background in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu
September 13, 2012. Picture taken September 13, 2012.
Photo: Adnan Abidi
Six workers were injured when hot water spilled from a valve at Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, a plant official said, adding there was no leak of radiation.
The injured were carrying out maintenance work in the turbine building when the incident took place. After being given first aid on the spot, they were taken to hospital, said R.S. Sundar, the plant's site director.
India started pumping electricity from the Russian-built power
plant for the first time last October after long delays.
The plant has faced local opposition for a quarter of a century and
witnessed violent protests in 2012 by villagers who said it was a
threat to their safety.
Hundreds of millions of Indians still live without power and factories suffer frequent blackouts - an embarrassment to the country's aspirations as an emerging economic powerhouse.
(Writing by Sruthi Gottipati; Editing by Douglas Busvine and Simon Cameron-Moore)
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