N-plants' core areas may be opened for insurance scrutiny

The Centre has decided, in principle, to open up core areas of civilian nuclear power plants for scrutiny by foreign insurance companies so that insurance cover can be extended to these critical sections, the standing committee on science and technology, which is debating the civil nuclear liability Bill, was told on Wednesday. In their deposition before the committee, banking secretary R Gopalan and DAE secretary Srikumar Banerjee contended that the government had given its in-principle approval to the scrutiny of the innermost segment, which comprises nuclear reactors, by foreign insurance surveyors, without which their insurance is not possible. Explaining the ...

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