Police and the Central Industrial Security Force have launched an intensive combing operation after villagers reported that two armed men passed through the peripheral fence, the first line of security to the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Station of the Nuclear Power Corporation near Surat in Gujarat.The CISF spokesman in Delhi however denied that there has been any intrusion.
He said villagers had reported two armed intruders and that police and the CISF personnal were combing the area as a precautionary measure.
" We have a very complex system of security for the plant. We have a commando unit at this plant and I must say the complex is very secure." the spokesman told a television news channel.
The plant has two units of 220 MWe capacity each. The first unit attained criticality in 1993 while the second unit achieved criticality in 1995.
Situated in western India in the state of Gujarat near the famous industrial town, Surat, this station has operated very well over the past years and has enabled the Nuclear Power Corpn. of India Ltd. achieve attractive operational surplus.
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