Russia to supply VVER reactors to be installed for the 2000 MW park The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has completed talks with the State government, exploring the possibility of selecting a coastal
After the nuclear disaster at Fukushima plant in Japan, fear has gripped Chutka and nearby areas of the tribal-dominated Mandla district of the State, as Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has decided to set up an atomic power station here to generate 1400 MW power. Members of Chutka Parmanu Sangharsh Samiti while talking to The Pioneer informed that NPCIL and the State Government o
Indian firms pause to assess their nuclear plans as concerns mount over radiation leaks from Japan, reports IN just a week, the world
The Prime Minister's Office has given state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India two weeks to submit a report on measures needed to ensure safety of all existing and proposed nuclear projects, a government official said.
If in the nuclear reactors in Japan, a sizeable core-melt occurs, it could give rise to explosive metal-water reactions, which could disintegrate the reactor core, disperse radioactive substances, and breach the ultimate containment. When that happens, dangerous species of radioactive fission products in the gaseous and micro-dust and droplet form could spread over large areas, depending on win
New Delhi: Even as Japan battled to stop a nuclear catastrophe, the government on Tuesday decided to review additional safeguards for the country
India's top nuclear bodies on Sunday said they would revisit all safety aspects of atomic plants in the country and analyse the nuclear crisis arising in Japan after the tsunami as it had offered new lessons to fine-tune existing emergency preparedness.
Indian nuclear operators and scientists on Sunday said the failure of Japanese nuclear reactors was mainly due to the devastating tsunami, which led to external electricity failure and termed the incident "rare combination of events." They also commended their counterparts in Japan for carrying out an excellent procedure in the aftermath of the worst tsunami and preventing any external radiation e
PRE-PROJECT activities have been initiated by the Nuclear Power Corporation(NPC)forsetting up a nuclear power plant of twounitsof 700mweachat village Gorakhpur in district Fatehabad of Haryana. This was revealed by Haryana Governor,J agannath Pahadia while delivering his address onthefirstday of the Vidhan Sabha session on Friday.
The government has approved the construction of a 9900 MW (megawatt) nuclear park at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), a public sector undertaking of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), will own this mega power project.
