Maritime areas in the west, east and north of Sri Lanka are protected from the effects of any nuclear accidents that may occur at an atomic power plant in India, Power and Renewable Energy Deputy Minister Ajith P. Perera said.
He was responding to a question raised by MP Chandima Gamage, in Parliamemt today.
Deputy Minister Perera said Sri Lanka is equipped with warning centres for radiation disasters, which have been set up in Colombo, Puttalam, Mannar, Delph Island, KKS, Galle, Trincomalee, and Kandy.
He added that Sri Lanka would in any case receive real-time information on any nuclear accident from the International Atomic Agency, as the country is a signatory to the International Convention on Atomic Safety.
When Chandima Gamage queried was there any possibility to set up another warning centre somewhere between Colombo and East the Deputy Minister said he would look into the need and possibility of setting up warning centres for radiation disasters in other areas.
"However, the closest nuclear power plant in India is located in Tamil Nadu at a distance of 200 km from Kalpitiya," Deputy Minister Perera said.
"There is a very minimal risk of irradiation of an accident that could occur more than 100 km away."
When questioned on if Sri Lanka has plans to construct a nuclear power plant, Deputy Minister Perera said that while there were, finding a suitable location to construct a nuclear power plant in Sri Lanka has become a challenge.
He said that while the task of finding a location for construction of a nuclear power plant has been assigned to a Committee, the government is more focused on wind and solar power
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