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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted on Wednesday that there would be no compromise on the safety of nuclear installations and officials had been instructed to ensure that such units had world-class safety facilities. Dr. Singh, however, said: “ ... because there is a nuclear threat we must put a stop …
Indian nuclear reactors will get a facility that automatically shuts them down in case of a devastating earthquake, as part of the ongoing upgrade of safety features that is being implemented after the nuclear disaster in Japan. The other safety features include providing different options for power sources for cooling …
Though the central government’s land acquisition and rehabilitation Bill is yet to be passed by Parliament, the Maharashtra government has proposed to incorporate a provision relating to annuity payment to families affected by the Jaitapur nuclear power project in the state. The government and the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) are …
The Maharashtra government received flak from the Bombay high court on Thursday for its lackadaisical attitude towards the project-affected persons (PAPs) of Tarapur atomic power plant. A division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice RV More directed the government to ensure that there is water supply, which is “a …
A Bill being prepared to revamp regulation of the nuclear energy sector is expected to propose an independent body, in place of the existing Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). It envisages the proposed Nuclear Regulatory Authority of India would have full power to stop construction work and also order a …
New Delhi: A nuclear safety review has concluded that Indian nuclear plants will be able to withstand “extreme natural events” like tsunamis, cyclones, floods and dam breaks. The government informed Parliament that after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) had set up six taskforces …
The level of radiation that four workers were exposed to at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station-2 or KAPS unit 2 in Gujarat is not significant enough to cause any harm to their health, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has said. On May 30, KAPS-2 was operating normal …
In a span of nine months, all nuclear power plants in India will have provision of automatic reactor shutdown on sensing seismic activity or an earthquake. This is part of the roadmap for implementing recommendations made by the taskforces set up by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL). The …
Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh could have one of the largest uranium reserves in the world. Recent studies have indicated that it could have a reserve of 1.5 lakh tonnes of the scarce material, said Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Srikumar Banerjee here on Monday.
Rawatbhata (Rajasthan), 17 JULY: India will begin construction of its 25th nuclear power plant with the first pour of concrete for the 700-MW indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) here tomorrow. The 700-MW PHWR will be the seventh nuclear plant at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS), which already has …
Earlier this year, sustained protests brought nationwide attention to the 2,640 MW thermal power plant proposed on precious wetlands in Sompeta in the coastal district of Srikakulam. Last month, the Andhra Pradesh High Court cancelled the allotment of 972 acres in the district to the Nagarjuna Construction Company. Now, Srikakulam …
The country's ambitious nuclear programme may grind to a halt because of uncertainty over how the liability for an accident would be apportioned among equipment suppliers and vendors under the provisions of the nuclear liability law, top companies said. Equipment makers, including Bharat Heavy Electricals and France
Fatehabad: Dr Surender Gadekar, an anti-nuclear crusader, said today that the proposed nuclear plant at Gorakhpur would endanger health of the people living in its vicinity. Concluding his seven-day awareness drive in villages surrounding Gorakhpur, Gadekar said a detailed scientific study on the hazards of nuclear plants showed that such …
While the state government is still grappling with the problems associated with the acquisition of land for the first nuclear plant in the state, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has offered to set up another plant. An NPCIL team is coming on a two-day visit tomorrow to conduct …
Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) has offered two probable sites to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). While one of the sites is in Balsamand area of district Hisar, the other is in Kitlana-Nimiriwali-Ajitpur area of district Bhiwani. A spokesman of HPGCL said that a team of NPCIL …
The Central government has finally given the go-ahead to the proposed 10,000 MW nuclear power plant in Kovvada in Srikakulam after a review of the safety aspects following the tsunami-linked nuclear disaster in Japan. This will be the biggest nuclear power plant in the country when completed. The Centre had …
After Fukushima nuclear disaster, response teams to be set up at all 20 nuclear plants across India The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has recommended setting up of disaster response teams by state governments to address concerns in case of a calamity at any of the 20 nuclear power plants …
Bowing to pressure from environmental groups and Opposition parties, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh has decided to go slow on the controversial 2,000 MW nuclear power plant proposed at Kovvada in Srikakulam district. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has made it clear that his government would consider giving …
