The decision to set up a nuclear power station with U.S.-made reactors at Kovvada in Ranasthalam mandal of Srikakulam district has caused serious concern among environmental and social activists.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is confident of completing the land acquisition process for Kovvada and four other coastal-based plants within one and half years. It wants clearances for the plants as fast-track projects.
Sources have told The Hindu that the plants proposed in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat will come first.
The site selection team formed under the Department of Atomic Energy will zero in on the site shortly.
A feasibility study will be carried out after soil test, plan to draw water and geo-morphological data study.