The Government of India has said that the Kalpakkam nuclear power plant that was damaged by Sunday's tsunami is safe and there is no threat of radiation.
National Security Adviser JN Dixit said, "There has been inaccurate speculation on the effect of the tsunami on Kalpakkam. The basic facilities of the reactor are safe and unaffected in any manner."
The Kalpakkam power plant in Tamil Nadu, was shut down after some parts were flooded during Sunday's disaster. Dixit said, "The facilities of the reactor have not been affected in any manner. They are safe. They have only been shut down so that clearing can be done, water can be removed and things can be put back to normalcy. There is no danger of any radiation."
He added, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked for a daily briefing on the situation at the plant. Singh has also asked the Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar, who inspected the plant yesterday, to stay in Kalpakkam to monitor the situation.
Dixit said, "The only inundation was in the pits on the coastal area and in the pump house because of sea water intake. And there are facilities for draining them out and that process is on."
He said, 61 people have died in townships and villages surrounding the plant, of which 31 worked at the plant.
