Nuclear Power

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding poor handling of the fly ash by Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant, Khedar, Hisar district, Haryana, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …

Global nuclear power contribution falls to lowest level since 1980s

Atomic power’s share of the global electricity supply is at the lowest level since the 1980s following the shutdown of Japan’s reactors after the Fukushima disaster, and may fall further without major new plant construction. The forecast is one of the main conclusions of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report …

Japan Rejoining Nuclear Club Leaves Fossil Fuel Appetite

Yesterday’s report vouching for the safety of Kyushu Electric Power Co. (9508)’s atomic station in southern Japan means the utility’s two reactors in Sendai may begin operating as soon as October or November, according to Yoko Nobuoka, a Tokyo-based analyst with Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Two more units may be …

Pakistan’s Largest Mangroves Forest Threatened by Zulfikarabad Project

Pakistan's National Committee Members, expressing concern over the negative impact of the Zulfikarabad Project on Country's largest Mangroves forest pleaded for an adequate environmental impacts assessment of the project. The National Committee, comprising representatives from different civil society groups and activists working for protection of natural resources and environment here …

Energy Week Ahead: Sold-Out Hearings for EPA Climate Plan

The nation gets its chance this week to blast or praise the Environmental Protection Agency’s sweeping plan to cut climate-warming emissions by 2030. Companies, environmental advocates and citizens will sound off at EPA hearings starting tomorrow in Atlanta, Denver and Washington about the 645-page proposal, unveiled two months ago, to …

India's nuclear capacity to be increased to 17,080 Mw by 2022

Nuclear experts bat for quick resolution of Liability issue The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) on Tuesday said that nuclear capacity through indigenous reactors and reactors with international cooperation would be increased to 17,080 Mw by 2022, from the present level of 5,780 Mw. DAE …

Sweden's nuclear plants forced to cut output due to warm weather

Sweden's top nuclear power generators have been forced to cut output because of exceptionally warm weather in Scandinavia, and their output could be reduced for over a week, their operators said on Wednesday. Oskarshamn, part of Germany's E.ON and Forsmark, operated by Swedish utility Vattenfall have both cut output because …

Hearings on Water Permits for Indian Point

CORTLANDT, N.Y. — A giant power plant that kills tiny fish eggs is leading engineers, government officials, politicians and advocates of all stripes into a fourth year of debate about which side represents concern for the environment, and whether the fish are actually the issue. The New York Department of …

Kagoshima nuclear plant evacuation plans ‘flawed’

With the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture poised to be restarted as early as this fall, experts and critics are pointing to flaws in the evacuation plan drawn up by prefectural authorities, stirring doubt among nearby residents. Municipalities within 30 km of nuclear plants are required to craft evacuation …

Nuclear watchdog says two reactors in Kyushu safe to switch back on

Japan’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that two nuclear reactors in Kyushu were safe enough to switch back on, marking a major step toward restarting the country’s nuclear plants which were shuttered after the Fukushima crisis. But fresh protests—and accusations that the regulator is a puppet of the powerful nuclear industry—have …

Japan Rejoining Nuclear Club Leaves Fossil Fuel Appetite

Yesterday’s report vouching for the safety of Kyushu Electric Power Co. (9508)’s atomic station in southern Japan means the utility’s two reactors in Sendai may begin operating as soon as October or November, according to Yoko Nobuoka, a Tokyo-based analyst with Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Two more units may be …

Jaitapur n-plant: No rethink, Modi tells French minister

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 …

Debris cleanup at Fukushima reactor may have contaminated rice crops

Debris cleanup work by Tokyo Electric Power Co. at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant may have led to the contamination of rice crops in nearby areas, agriculture ministry officials said Monday. Radioactive cesium exceeding the government limit of 100 becquerels per kilogram was detected in rice crops from Minamisoma, …

All nuclear power plants safe: Government

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 …

Bulgaria on brink of nuclear deal to reduce reliance on Russia

Bulgaria, one of five EU states that depend totally on Russia for nuclear fuel, is set to take a step towards diversifying its suppliers when Westinghouse Electric Company buys a stake in a state-controlled firm building new atomic units. Westinghouse, the world's largest nuclear fuel producer and part of Japan's …

Gov't sees delay in restart of world's biggest nuclear plant

Japanese government officials no longer expect the world’s biggest nuclear plant to restart this year, sources said, a delay which deals a blow to turnaround plans for operator Tokyo Electric Power. Starting the Kashiwazaki Kariwa facility in Niigata Prefecture is a pivotal part of Tokyo Electric Power Co’s attempts to …

Japanese city launches legal bid to halt reactor project

A Japanese city was on Thursday asking a court for an injunction to prevent a nuclear plant being built, in a country that remains deeply suspicious of the technology three years after Fukushima. Toshiki Kudo, mayor of Hakodate in Japan's north, was expected to appear at Tokyo District Court on …

Obama Administration Announces Massive Climate Change Funding

President Obama's new climate change push was reaffirmed on Thursday when the Department of Energy announced that it will make $4 billion in loans available to clean energy projects. In a statement, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said: “As the President emphasized in his Climate Action Plan, it is critical that …

Cost of power holding up deal on Jaitapur

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 …

Japan government sees delay in restart of world's biggest nuclear plant - sources

Japanese government officials no longer expect the world's biggest nuclear plant to restart this year, sources said, a delay which deals a blow to turnaround plans for operator Tokyo Electric Power. Starting the Kashiwazaki Kariwa facility, 300 km (180 miles) northwest of Tokyo, is a pivotal part of Tokyo Electric's …

Nuclear plant near Chennai all set for milestone

Far removed from any protest-din, a nuclear power plant 40 km south of Chennai, is all set to achieving a milestone – loading of liquid sodium. The operators of the nuclear power station, which is half the size of the first unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, are awaiting …

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