Chennai: The father of India's missile programme, former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who visited the upcoming Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu on Sunday has said he is fully satisfied with the safety aspects of the plant.
Kalam reached Madurai on Saturday evening and assured locals who are opposed to the project that he would meet them on Sunday evening.
His visit to the project comes two days after Atomic Energy Commission chairman Srikumar Banerjee and Nuclear Power Corporation of India chairman SK Jain had met Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi and discussed ways to allay the fears of villagers.
The Centre has already set up a 15-member expert committee to clear 'misconceptions' about the project.
Meanwhile, a top official of the anti-nuclear movement said they are not willing to have dialogue with Kalam on the issue at any cost.
The Rs 13,600 crore Indo-Russian joint venture will see two 1000 MW units being put up, with the first unit slated to be commissioned by this December.
With Additional Inputs From PTI
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