Nuclear power projects on hold in India

NTPC has put its plans to set up nuclear power projects, jointly with Nuclear Power Corporation of India, on the backburner. The company has also begun to relocate employees assigned for the projects due to uncertainty in the nuclear power arena. Nuclear projects country-wide have been facing massive opposition, including prolonged disruption of work at the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu and at the Jaitapur site south of Mumbai. More.