10,000 protesters lay siege to Tamil Nadu nuclear plant site (India)

[kristopher]

10,000 protesters lay siege to Tamil Nadu nuclear plant site
Published: Thursday, Oct 13, 2011, 18:00 IST
By Kumar Chellappan | Place: Chennai | Agency: DNA

The agitation against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant near Tirunelveli reached a feverish pitch on Thursday with more than 10,000 activists laying siege to all the entry points to the project site.

More than 700 scientists and technicians who reached the KNPP for their morning shift could not enter the reactor premises which broughtroutine works to a grinding halt.

“The maintenance works were carried out by the staff on overnight duty who could not come out of the plant because of the road block,” a senior executive of the KNPP told DNA.

This is the first time in the history of the country that the works in a nuclear reactor were affectedfollowing agitation by the local residents...

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_10000-protesters-lay-siege-to-tamil-nadu-nuclear-plant-site_1598354

[Poll_Blind]

1. "Siege!" "Siege!"

Great term. Any sort of...response...can be justified. "They were laying siege to the plant!"

PB

[kristopher]

3. From the various press reports it sounds like "siege" is an appropriate word

The local governor is claiming to be aligned with the protesters. They made an appeal to the central government and met with the PM. His response was a letter that basically said the protesters are upset because they need more education and that if the plant doesn't go forward there will be harsh economic consequences for the area. This was interpreted as a threat. He also made what he claimed was a good faith gesture and said they would stop work on the plant until the issue was resolved, however the workforce continued to show up every day. This OP is a description of their response.

The protesters are pissed and their numbers are growing rapidly.

[enough]

2. Ten thousand activists! Around here it's a miracle if 20 people come to an NRC hearing

about any one of the dozen nuke plants within 50 miles of us.

[marions ghost]

4. Excellent!

After Fukushima, why would anyone be FOR them? These plants are not yet in operation.