Dr Srikumar Banerjee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Dr Srikumar Banerjee.

The chief of India's nuclear energy program, Dr Srikumar Banerjee, has said that Sri Lanka's fears over the nuclear plant in Kudankulam are unfounded. Mr Banerjee has also asserted that the nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu has one of the world's safest reactors.

India today has 20 nuclear power reactors and there has been a concern that these are not safe enough. On a day when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took stock of India's capacity to handle nuclear emergencies, NDTV's Science Editor Pallava Bagla spoke exclusively to Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chief Dr. Srikumar Banerjee who was present at the PM...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Dr Srikumar Banerjee.

The chief of India's nuclear energy program, Dr Srikumar Banerjee, has said that Sri Lanka's fears over the nuclear plant in Kudankulam are unfounded. Mr Banerjee has also asserted that the nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu has one of the world's safest reactors.

India today has 20 nuclear power reactors and there has been a concern that these are not safe enough. On a day when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took stock of India's capacity to handle nuclear emergencies, NDTV's Science Editor Pallava Bagla spoke exclusively to Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chief Dr. Srikumar Banerjee who was present at the PM...