Protests By Indian People Delay Contruction Of Atomic Power Plant In Kudankulam

Indian coast guards ride on a boat near the Russian-built Kudankulam Atomic Power Project, background, during a protest at Kudankulam, about 700 kilometers (440 miles) south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Construction of the plant has been delayed by protests in the past year by residents and anti-nuclear groups against the loading of nuclear fuel in the Russian-built reactor and about safety following the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan last year.

Indian fishermen stand on their fishing boats as they protest against the Russian-built Kudankulam Atomic Power Project, background, at Kudankulam, about 700 kilometers (440 miles) south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. <AP Photo/Arun Sankar. K>

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