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The progress of the Indo-Russian project has been hit by protests over safety concerns Controversy-embroiled Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project will once again miss the target as the time frame of commissioning of the first unit has now been revised to the new year. Commercial operation of the 1,000 MW first …
The Fatehabad district administration's announcement to set up a sanctuary for black bucks on the 500 acres reserved for the green belt out of the 1500-odd acres acquired by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for its Gorakhpur Atomic Power Project (GAPP) is likely to prove a stillborn …
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project plans to establish monitoring stations in a few villages around the project site for measuring radiation, if any, according to a senior official of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). Unlike thermal power stations, which emit huge amount of particulate matter, fly ash …
Protesters opposing the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) on Monday demanded that the Union government organise a nationwide debate on the country’s energy policy, particularly on the ongoing as well as proposed nuclear power programmes. Convener of the Anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Struggle Committee, S.P. Udayakumar, said the current agitation …
Asserting that “third generation plus” safety features had been incorporated in the reactors of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Union Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office V. Narayanasamy on Sunday said the first 1,000 MWe reactor would start generating power by December-end. He told reporters that the Department of …
India’s civil nuclear liability rules and their impact on nuclear capacity addition will dominate the meetings with the visiting US delegation and the representatives of Department of Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy Commission, Nuclear Power Corporation and Larsen & Toubro (L&T;). Meetings between the US India Business Council (USIBC) and the …
To save black bucks from stray dogs and poachers, the authorities in Fatehabad have decided to set up a sanctuary for them at Gorakhpur village in this district with the help of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). The black buck sanctuary will be set up on 500 acres …
The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a plea seeking a stay on commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear plant till all safety measures are put in place. Following marathon arguments spanning three months, a Bench of Mr Justice KS Radhakrishnan and Mr Justice Dipak Misra reserved its order on …
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), which operates 20 plants with installed capacity of 4,870 Mw, has been short-listed by the finance ministry for listing on the stock exchanges by selling 10 per cent government stake. The department of disinvestment in the ministry of finance this week sought comments …
The Centre on Tuesday sought to quell protests by locals in Kolar, Karnataka, against reports of earmarking abandoned gold mines of the district for dumping nuclear waste. The government clarified before the Supreme Court that it was not considering the spot for such purposes. “The NPCIL is filing the present …
Allaying the apprehensions of the people of Kolar in Karnataka, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) on Tuesday submitted in the Supreme Court that no decision had been taken to dump nuclear waste in the defunct Kolar Gold Mines of Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. During the hearing of …
Several organisations and political outfits in Kolar have strongly opposed the Centre’s decision to dump the spent fuel from the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu in the now-defunct Kolar Gold Mines in Karnataka. In a submission before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India …
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) on Wednesday asserted in the Supreme Court that no danger will be caused by spent fuel from the Kudankulam nuclear reactor. Making this submission before a Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra, Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman said the spent fuel, after …
An expert advisory committee (EAC) of the Union Environment and Forest Ministry today visited Gorakhpur, where Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is coming out with a nuclear power project. Led by Dr AR Reddy, Chairman of the EAC, the team members visited the site of the Gorakhpur Atomic …
After the setback over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s abrupt decision to postpone his India visit, the two countries are looking to undo some of the recent strife by commissioning the first Kudankulam reactor during his visit in late December. While foreign ministry officials confirmed that India was looking at commissioning …
NEW DELHI, 9 NOV: The controversy-hit Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will start producing power by the first week of December and the first tranche of 1,000 MW will go to Tamil Nadu, Union minister V Narayanasamy said today. He said enriched uranium has been fed into the core of …
The Centre on Wednesday maintained in the Supreme Court that for establishment of a desalination plant for Units 1 and 2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, no fresh environmental clearance was required. Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran made this submission before a Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak …
Indian industry expects a way forward in liability issue With Barack Obama re-elected the President of the US, the Indian nuclear industry and the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) officials hope the continuity in the administration would boost nuclear cooperation between the two countries. Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd …
The debate over nuclear energy will go on, but the issue with the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) is one of the several illegalities on which it is founded. In 1988, India inked the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant deal with the former Soviet Union. Two key elements in it were: …
Mumbai Soaring crude prices and pressure back home to keep rates lower is forcing government-run hydrocarbon firms to diversify into non-oil and gas sectors. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), which supplies crude to oil refiners at a lower price as part of a government subsidy plan, said its board …
