Chennai sources stated that Makkal Needhi Maiam President kamal hassan voiced concern over the safety of the country's proposed first Away From Reactor (AFR) facility of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, saying never in history have governments spoken the truth about atomic equipment.
When terming the 'away' term in the AFR as vague, he demanded a definition on it from the government, saying "Even five feet can be away. This is a layman's question, I accept. But still it has to be defined”. Furthermore as far as atomic equipment are concerned, never in history have governments spoken the truth. They should at least do it now," he told reporters at the party office here, citing the Fukushima disaster as an example.
Moreover the actor cum politician alleged that people of Tamilnadu, who are opposed to the KNPP, have been at the receiving end of the Centre's "arrogance." Hassan said "This shows their (Centre's) arrogance to implement what they want". Perhaps claiming that there has been no Research and Development on radioactive disasters, he said "Any technology without safety can be dangerous. We are scared about it."
