A Nuclear Paradise (original) (raw)

2020

Abstract

Chapter 2 grounds the study in an exploration of the ecological, material, and social contours of the region. It focuses on the backstories of Kudankulam as the site for a nuclear plant and the spaces of criticality that were generated. The formidable presence of the nuclear plant, visual, material and discursive spawned a range of reactions that spanned from intrigue to ambivalence to resistance. With an overview of ‘hot spots’ in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli Districts, the prospect of more radioactivity applies not just to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant but also to high levels of background radiation in peninsular India, and the mining of sand for atomic minerals particularly for alternative sources of nuclear fuel by way of thorium. Along the way, we assess the repercussions of new hierarchies with the migrant middle class of nuclear employees and the entrenchment of old ones along caste-communal lines.

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