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nuclear plant must be opposed  Why the Jaitapur nuclear plant
must be opposed  December 29, 2010 16:37 IST  Citizens are
demanding answers to questions regarding approval,
rehabilitation and land acquisition, costs, radioactive
byproducts, reprocessing of spent fuel and disposal of
radioactive wastes and civil nuclear liability limits of the
Jaitapur nuclear plant that remains unaddressed. It must be
answered by the Indian government, says activist Gopal Krishna.
Madban, a small village in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra is opposed to
the nuclear plant in Jaitapur proposed by the Department of
Atomic Energy, Government of India. The project got
environmental clearance on November 28 hurriedly to please
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who visted India from December
4-7. The nuclear reactors would be designed and developed by
AREVA, a French company.  Prior to this on October 29, more than
3,000