The Centre today announced setting up of a 15-member group of experts over the Kudankulam nuclear plant project. AIR correspondent quoting officials sources reports, the group of experts from various disciplines such as radiation safety, reactor safety, oncology, fisheries and nuclear waste management has been formed.

The group will interact with the local population in and around Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu where two 1000 Mega Watt nuclear power plants built with Russian collaboration are in advanced stages of completion.

On his way back from Pretoria, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had last night said that the committee promised by him to convince stakeholders in the Kudankulam nuclear power project would be set up.