Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
The nuclear radiation detected in some parts of Europe that were earlier supposed to be coming from Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanupp), might have emitted from Hungry, according to the information received by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA). Well-placed sources told Business Recorder …
Any more fears not based on scientific principles, says member The reactors of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project having state-of-the-art safety features are the safest, the Central panel of experts has certified. Explaining the features of the KKNPP's 1,000 MWe VVER reactors, the panel's convener A. E. Muthunayagam, an oceanography …
The Obama administration pressed Iran to account for a discrepancy of nearly 20 kilograms in its reporting to the United Nations' nuclear agency on how much natural uranium metal it has in its stockpile. U.S. diplomats told a quarterly gathering Friday of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation board that …
However, Nuke Plan Won’t Affect Delhi’s Broader Engagement With Tehran New Delhi: As the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) works on a resolution to censure Iran yet again for its nuclear programme, India believes there is little to stop the Islamic republic from proceeding with weaponization. India believes the latest …
The rules on civil nuclear liability which have been notified by the UPA government may figure during the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama tomorrow in Bali on the margins of the ASEAN and East Asia summits. Even as the Left parties opposed the …
The United Nations' top nuclear official urged Iran to allow a visit by a high-level delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency to discuss growing evidence that Tehran has been developing the technologies to build atomic weapons. The United Nations' top atomic official, Yukiya Amano, wants access to key Iranian …
Recourse claims limited to accidents in first five years but tort claims untouched The government has finalised rules for the implementation of the country's new nuclear liability that aim to meet the concern of American nuclear suppliers wary of being exposed to unlimited liability in the event of a Fukushima-type …
New Delhi In a breakthrough for India’s civil nuclear initiative, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday pitched for lifting a long-standing ban on export of uranium to the country. “I believe the time has come for the Labor Party to change this position ... Selling uranium to India will …
In a significant move, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard today proposed to overturn her country’s controversial policy of not selling uranium to India since it is not a signatory to the NPT. Writing in the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ newspaper, she said: “We must, of course, expect of India the same …
The Australian government looks set to overturn its ban on selling uranium to India after Prime Minister Julia Gillard changed sides on Tuesday and came out in support of lifting an embargo that has strained relations with the world’s biggest democracy. Since taking office in 2007, the Labour government has …
‘Multiply outreach programmes to ensure the message reaches a larger group of people’ As efforts to break the monthlong impasse over the Kudankulam nuclear plant remained inconclusive, the atomic energy establishment is trying to ensure similar protests don’t break out at other project sites. Atomic Energy Commission chairman and department …
Vienna: Iran has worked on developing an atomic bomb design and may still be conducting research relevant for such weapons, the UN nuclear watchdog said in its most detailed and hardest-hitting report on military dimensions to Tehran’s nuclear programme. The International Atomic Energy Agency document, which has been preceded by …
Iran is on the threshold of nuclear capability and has mastered critical steps needed to build a weapon after receiving assistance from a foreign scientist, a media report said. The country has overcome key technical hurdles with the help of a former Soviet weapon scientist and crucial technology linked to …
Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, R. Chidambaram, on Friday sought to allay fears over the safety of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, saying it was absolutely risk-free and designed to be safe from calamities including tsunami. Speaking on sustainable development and energy security during the 18th Foundation …
A senior Pakistani diplomat on Tuesday called for taking into account the differentiated nature of countries needs while evolving a strengthened nuclear safety regime, as he stressed that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should become more than a "nuclear watchdog." Speaking in the General Assembly's debate on the annual …
Friendly, but blunt. That will be the tone of the message from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to India. When NRC chairman Gregory Jaczko comes here later this month to meet with his counterparts in the Atomic Energy Commission and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, he would …
India today said that it attaches “the highest priority” to the safety of its nuclear plants and will invite experts from the IAEA to assist it in reviewing and enhancing their operational safety performance. “Our nuclear safety track record has been impeccable over 345 reactor years of operation but we …
Despite the Fukushima crisis, the number of nuclear reactors in the world will steadily rise in the coming decades, with the most growth happening in countries like India and China who need to meet their growing energy demands, the international atomic watchdog estimates. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General, …
The Centre on Thursday set up a 15-member experts group for interaction with the local people in and around the Kudankulam nuclear power plant project as part of an exercise to allay their apprehensions about the project. The panel consists of experts from a range of disciplines, including radiation safety, …
The Government is committed to the Jaitapur nuclear project in Maharashtra and is awaiting completion of French review of safety aspects of the EPR design, the Minister for External Affairs, Mr S.M. Krishna, said on Thursday. The French firm Areva is providing six EPR units for the proposed nuclear plant …
