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Thambidurai, who flagged delays in the Kudankulam project due to safety-related apprehensions and raised queries about the distribution of electricity generated from the plant.<\/p>\n<p>The minister clarified that power sharing is governed by a fixed formula under which 50 percent of the electricity is allocated to the host state, 35 percent to neighbouring states, and 15 percent to the national grid.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing safety concerns, Singh said several apprehensions stem from \u201cextraneous and political reasons\u201d rather than technical or scientific facts. He emphasized that no mishap has occurred at the Kudankulam facility so far.<\/p>\n<p>He also rejected claims that spent nuclear fuel from other reactors would be stored at Kudankulam, stating that such assertions are not based on scientific rationale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister\u2019s Office Jitendra Singh on Thursday assured the Rajya Sabha that safety remains the foremost priority in India\u2019s atomic energy programme, dismissing concerns surrounding the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. 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