Here is an article from rediff.com, that explains the safty plans in MAPS design that helped it withstand Tsunami.

In these difficult hours in South Asia after the deadly tsunami, there is something to be proud of for India.

It's time to acknowledge the achievement of Indian scientists who designed and built the Kalpakkam nuclear power reactors without foreign assistance. The nuclear station withstood the devastation of the Big Wave because it is not even imaginable what would have happened had the tsunami damaged the two nuclear power units situated on the shore.

L V Krishnan, former director, safety research and health physics at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam, explains how the great disaster was forestalled because of scientific planning.

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Chennai: The Madras Atomic Power Station's nuclear power generating facilities are safe, and the unit which was shutdown when the tsunami hit will restart in a week's time, the Secretary in the Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Anil Kakodkar, said today.

Kalpakkam still in shock and awe
Tuesday December 28 2004 00:00 IST from Newindpress

KANCHEEPURAM: Nisha and Parveen - both aged about 10 - were being carried away by the huge tidal wave and as they were being swept past him, Sumesh Kumar, all of 14, swam along the tide and managed to take them to safety.

But while rescuing them, he saw his neighbours Sakunthala, 45 and Sharmila Banu, 8, being thrown to death by the killer wave, Kumar of Sadras Kuppam narrated the tragedy with fear.

Here is an article from Chennai Online

Chennai, Dec 26: At least 1,100 persons were killed and several thousand others reported missing in Tamil Nadu as huge tidal waves, triggered by a powerful quake in Indonesia, hit the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu this morning.

Govindarajan D., S/o. Mr. V. Dhanasekaran (Retd. 2004, NTC, NPC) has won the 2004 Raymond W. Sarber Award from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in recognition of his research excellence and potential.

He belongs to the 1993 batch from KV 2, Sadras, Kalpakkam. He pursued a Bachelors degree in Veterinary medicine at Madras Veterinary College, passing in distinction with 31 gold medals, awards and other prizes. Currently, he is doing his Ph.D in molecular virology at the University of Maryland, MD, USA, researching important viruses affecting poultry.

Here is the article on Eureka Alert

IGCAR announced that Metallic Fuel will be the choice of fuel for future Breeder reactors instead of the Oxide Fuel that will be used in Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam. Here is an article from THE HINDU

The Prof. Brahm Praksh Memorial Materials Quiz 2004 held at Conventional Centre, Anupuram on Wednesday 27th October 2004 conducted by the Indian Institute of Metals Kalpakkam Chapter.

The quiz was won by Banglore-A Team that consisted of Raghunath, Sushanth and Haripriya.
The quiz has been won by the Bangalore Chapter for the third time.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived at Kalpakkam on Oct. 23 to launch a 500 MW Fast Breeder Reactor Project at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.

Here is an article from Rediff

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2004 03:21:02 AM ]

MUMBAI: The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) plans to set up a university based in Mumbai. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre associate director S P Garg told TOI that a proposal had been sent to the HRD ministry for approval.

"Our plan envisages setting up a deemed university offering quality post-graduate courses in scientific disciplines to both DAE staff and outsiders." he said.

To be named after the father of India's nuclear establishment, the varsity will be called the Homi Bhabha National Institute and it main programmes will be the award of post-graduate MTech, MPhil and PhD degrees.

The need for forming a separate university catering mainly to the needs of the nuclear establishment, which made a global mark with the successful N-weapon tests at Pokhran in May 1974 and 1998, was discussed at a meeting of atomic scientists in Mumbai between May 17 and 19.

The three-day brain storming session, called 'Vision For the Future', saw themajority of the participants representing different atomic establishments backing the move to set up such a university.

There is an article on Times of India on this topic.
Here is the complete article.

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2004 05:38:20 AM ]
NEW DELHI: About a month before a serious radiation exposure accident happened at the Kalpa-kkam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu on January 21, 2003, a young woman had been caught trying to breach the security by befriending a Russian scientist engaged in maintenance work there.