The National Disaster Management Authority today emphasised that the possibility of radiological accidents was a matter of greater concern than any Fukushima-type emergency.
The National Disaster Management Authority today said there was a need to take more preparatory steps to deal with any nuclear disaster in the country and emphasised that possibility of radiological accidents was a matter of greater concern than any Fukushima-type emergency.
NDMA vice-chairman M Shashidhar Reddy said that the organisation was focusing on preparedness to deal with nuclear and radiological emergencies.
"Our nuclear plants are safe. There are many in-built mechanism in the nuclear sites to avoid any disaster. The prime minister is fully satisfied about the safety facilities. However, we have to take more steps to strengthen our preparedness to deal with any emergency," he said at a press conference here.
Reddy was speaking to journalists hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reviewed the nuclear safety issues being looked after by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
Singh also took stock of guidelines of management of nuclear and radiological emergencies issued by the NDMA.
Member of the NDMA B Bhattacharjee said that no one can give a guarantee that the safety measures are foolproof. "Hence, we are making our preparation," he said.
Asked about the possibility of nuclear arsenal of Pakistan falling in the hands of terrorists and in that event what is India's readiness, Reddy said that terror issues receive the largest amount of attention from the government.
"There are different platforms to deal with the terror issues. It gets highest attention of the leadership of the country," he said.
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