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The state wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi revert the decision of environmental clearance to the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra on the same grounds that he reverted the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the Mithivirdi nuclear power project …
Asks NPCIL to submit revised report with specific data on radioactivity, land acquisition The already delayed 6,000 Mw nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi in Gujarat is likely get delayed further as (EAC) expert appraisal committee (nuclear) of the union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has asked the Nuclear Power …
Srikakulam: Left parties and its affiliated unions are opposed to the government order number 53, which was issued recently, for utilisation of water from Nagavali River to the proposed nuclear power plant at Kovvada in Ranastalam mandal. According to GO No. 53, the government allowed for diversion of more than …
Environment Minister has now to decide on go-ahead for the plan prepared in consultation with BNHS and state forests and wildlife dept Biodiversity conservation plan for the Jaitapur nuclear power project in poll-bound Maharashtra has got the approval of a high-powered panel of the Environment Ministry. The decision was taken …
The executive board of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) which is coming up with a 6,000 MW nuclear power project near Mithi Virdi in Bhavnagar district has given its approval to the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R;) Package to be awarded to the project affected people. The R&R; Package, …
Japan and Australia might soon join a clutch of countries that co-operate with India in the civil nuclear sector. “Japan is the leading producer of turbine required for 1,000 Mw capacity. The proposed civil nuclear deal will be mutually helpful to both India and Japan. While Japan can tap huge …
The Centre is looking to move amendments to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 to enable the licensing of three joint ventures proposed by state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd — with NTPC Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation and National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) — to set up new atomic power …
India is learnt to have made it clear to the United States again that the two countries would have to work within the ‘four corners’ of the Indian Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act if the bilateral civil nuclear agreement was to be implemented in letter and spirit. There was …
Allaying France’s apprehension stemming out of the Shiv Sena’s opposition to the nuclear power plant at Jaitapur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to the French government that there is “no rethink” on the proposed nuclear power project, top sources told The Indian Express. Sources said this was conveyed at …
Safety review of all Indian NPPs was conducted by a task force of NPCIL and the expert committee of AERB All nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the country are safe and can withstand natural calamities like earthquakes and tsunamis, the government told the Lok Sabha today. "Following the March 2011 …
Farmers are up in arms about the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited’s (NPCIL) action of digging a road connecting Gorakhpur village and Kajal Heri Head of Bhakra canal in Gorakhpur village where a nuclear power project is proposed to be set up. The road, which was the only link …
Liability law not an issue, says French Foreign Minister As India and France inch towards a deal on setting up two nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, issues other than the nuclear liability law are holding back the clearance of this ambitious power project. Diplomatic sources told The Hindu …
Twelve farmers were booked for rioting; obstructing a public servant from performing his duty and criminal trespass after a group of villagers attacked officials of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) yesterday and forced them to leave their agriculture land acquired for the upcoming nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur …
Fatehabad: The proposed residential colony of the nuclear power plant at Badopal village of Fatehabad district is likely to be shifted to another site, as the area is inhabited by endangered species like blackbucks and neel gai (blue bull). Project developer Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) had acquired …
Change of guard also sparks debate over future of Fatehabad project The change of guard at the Centre and Assembly elections due later this year have triggered a debate over the future of the upcoming nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur in Fatehabad. Though the NDA government’s stand on the project …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of G. Sundarrajan Vs Union of India & Ors dated 08/05/2014 regarding clearance granted by AERB for ‘First Approach to Criticality’ (FAC) of Unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KK NPP) on July 11, 2013 be declared as null …
IN A move to address the issue of liability, which has held up deals with several countries, the government has decided to form a nuclear insurance pool having a number of stakeholders to meet the requirement of a financial cover in case of a mishap. The Department of Atomic Energy …
Shiv Sena has opposed to the project, saying the agreement will impact the environment The anti-nuclear lobby led by the Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBC) has urged the Election Commission of India and the Maharashtra chief electoral officer (CEO) to direct the Centre to defer the signing of commercial agreement between …
There was less than 1% increase in power generation from TAPS during the year as compared to the previous fiscal Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) near here generated 28% of India's total nuclear energy production in the fiscal ended March 31. The total nuclear power generated in the country in …
Unit-II should also attain critical stage by 2014 end The Unit-I, with a capacity of 1000 MWe, of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is expected to reach 100% power production in less than two months. The project is expected to go on commercial production by the end of 2014, according …
