The Supreme Court today refused to stay loading of fuel for nuclear power plant at Kudankulam but agreed to examine the risk associated to the project. The Apex Court said safety of people living in its vicinity is of prime concern. A bench of justices K S Radhakrishanan and Deepak Misra said there are people living in the vicinity of the plant and they should know that there life would be protected. The bench posted the matter for hearing on September 20.

The bench, which refused to stay the fuel loading after the centre assured the court that commissioning of the plant will take place at least two months, said it would go through the judgements of the Madras High Court and hear the matter.

The court was hearing an appeal by social activist G Sundarrajan against the High Court's decision refusing toimpose any restraint against the plant.