Singapore, March 17 – Thailand has frozen its plans to build its own nuclear power plants in the wake of the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan following a series of meltdowns at the quake-hit power complex in Fukushima.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban announced yesterday that the government would indefinitely halt all plans to build nuclear facilities in the Kingdom.

Mr Suthep, who is also minister-in-charge of national security, said: ‘I don’t want to press on with the nuclear plant construction plan as I don’t want Thai people to risk their lives.’

eco-business.com