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Mass RTI Campaign Seeking Urgent Information Under Life and Liberty for Koodankulam *WHAT:* Mass Right to Information Campaign seeking information within 2 days, invoking the "Life and Liberty" clause under Section 7 or RTI Act. * WHEN:* 3 p.m. 10 September, 2012 * WHERE: *NPCIL Office. 51 Montieth Road Egmore, Chennai 600 008 NPCIL proposes to commence initial fuel loading even as more than 20000 children, women and men are camped in the scrub jungle barely 500 metres from the nuclear power plant. International Atomic Energy Agency and India's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board regulations require an exclusion zone of 1.5 km around the plant, within which no human population can be present. In its hurry to commission the power plant and prove a point to its detractors, the Central and State Governments have thrown caution to the winds. In the event of a disaster during initial fuel loading, the NPCIL, the district administration and the people living in the vicinity are not equipped to cope. There are no medical facilities capable of handling radiological emergencies in the vicinity. Emergency drills have not been conducted in any sincere manner. The AERB's stipulation on the minimum quantity of stand-by fresh water storage onsite has not been complied with. The nuclear establishment's "commission-first, safety later" is putting the lives of 1000s of people at risk. We request all concerned citizens to gather at NPCIL's office at 3 p.m. with a Right to Information Application as follows: DRAFT APPLICATION To: Public Information Officer Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd c/o Liaison Office, 51 Montieth Road Egmore, Chennai 600 008 10 September, 2012 Sir/Madam: *Subject: Right to Information Application -- Concerning Life and Liberty of more than 8000 people gathered near Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant -- request for information within 2 days* More than 8000 people, including women and children, are currently camped outside the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tirunelveli. International Atomic Energy Agency and India's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board regulations require an exclusion zone of 1.5 km around the plant, within which no human population can be present. In its hurry to commission the power plant and prove a point to its detractors, the Central and State Governments have thrown caution to the winds. In the event of a disaster during initial fuel loading, the NPCIL, the district administration and the people living in the vicinity are not equipped to cope. There are no medical facilities capable of handling radiological emergencies in the vicinity. Emergency drills have not been conducted in any sincere manner. The AERB's stipulation on the minimum quantity of stand-by fresh water storage onsite has not been complied with. Given the above situation, the loading of fuel puts the lives of thousands at risk, and I request the below information to be given to me within 2 days as this information concerns the "life and liberty" of many thousand people. 1. Kindly list out the various recommendations of the AERB committee in its post-Fukushima review on safety and emergency preparedness, and the status of compliance to each recommendation related to the Koodankulam Power Plant. 2. Kindly state the AERB guidelines stipulating any restrictions for the total number of people present within the exclusion zone at the time of fuel loading or commissioning. 3. What is the minimum quantity of onsite water storage that has been mandated by AERB for KKNPP? 4. What is the total capacity of onsite water storage for KKNPP? 5. Kindly provide a list of medical facilities in Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Thoothukudi districts capable of handling a radiological emergency. 6. Kindly provide a list of places (in the following format) identified as temporary shelters for people in the event of a radiological emergency: a) Name of Place, Address b) Distance from Koodankulam c) Capacity d) Number of bathrooms e) Number of latrines f) Details of water facilities for bathing and toilets g) Details of drinking water facilities, including capacity Application fee of Rs. 10 is being presented as cash/postal order. Sincerely, POOVULAGIN NANBARGAL MAY 17 IYAKKAM -- RR Srinivasan, OHO PRODUCTIONS 106/2 First floor,Kanaga durga complex, Gangai Amman koil street, Vadapalani, Chennai - 600 026.Tamilnadu India. PH-094440-65336 , 044-24839293 Mail: [email protected] www.poovulagu.org http://www.facebook.com/r.r.srinivasan -- "[It is not] possible to distinguish between 'numerical' and 'nonnumerical' algorithms, as if numbers were somehow different from other kinds of precise information." - Donald Knuth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
