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Sea waves hit the plant
Sea waves hit the rocks as Kudankulam nuclear power project plant is seen in the background in Tamil Nadu on September 13.
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People stand near the Kudankulam plant
A man stands with his son on the beach near the Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu on September 13. While much of the world is turning its back on nuclear energy, the villagers of Kudankulam, in a part of India hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, say their government is gambling with their lives by opening one of Asia's first new nuclear reactors since the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan. Unable to rely on a coal sector crippled by supply shortages and mired in scandals, India is pushing ahead with constructing nuclear reactors despite global jitters over safety. Hundreds of millions of Indians still live without power and factories suffer frequent blackouts - an embarrassment to India's aspirations as an emerging economic powerhouse.
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Cop walks near the plant
A policeman walks on a beach near Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu on September 13.
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