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 …
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 …
Ratifies IAEA Additional Protocol; decks cleared for nuclear imports India has decided to enhance transparency of its nuclear infrastructure by ratifying an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — a step that in a single stroke can be leveraged to boost energy security and lift international confidence. …
France, one of the world's biggest proponents and exporters of nuclear power, is losing its appetite for the atom at home. French energy and environment minister Ségolène Royal on Wednesday presented a bill to boost renewable sources in the national energy mix and limit nuclear power production at current levels. …
China is moving quickly to become the first country to operate the world’s most powerful atomic reactor even as France’s nuclear regulator says communication and cooperation on safety measures with its Chinese counterparts are lacking. In the coastal city of Taishan, 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the financial hub of …
France is set to unveil a much-delayed energy transition bill on Wednesday that will avoid making tough choices on its dominant nuclear energy sector, instead focusing on measures to cut red tape currently stifling renewables and boost energy savings. Energy Minister Segolene Royal's flagship legislation will include a cap on …
The government released an annual energy report Tuesday that called for a return to nuclear power generation, saying increasing fuel costs for thermal power and a surge in CO2 emissions are reasons why Japan should power up its idled reactors. The report reflects the pro-nuclear government’s latest national energy policy, …
Guangdong - A Chinese nuclear power firm signed a memorandum of cooperation with an Italian company on Wednesday, in a step toward decommissioning nuclear facilities and managing radioactive waste. The memorandum confirms the intentions of the China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and Sogin, a state-owned Italian company that specializes …
The European Union has agreed a new law to strengthen safety standards and improve supervision of nuclear facilities in response to lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the European Commission said on Wednesday. In March 2011, an earthquake and tsunami caused the world's worst nuclear accident in …
China's operating nuclear power units enjoy a relatively good safety record, and the quality of the units under construction has been well controlled, said the head of China's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday. Li Ganjie, vice minister of environmental protection and head of the National Nuclear Safety Administration, told a press …
The two-under construction nuclear power plants of 340 MW each located at Chashma would start commercial operation in Dec 2016 and October 2017, respectively. At present, the construction activities are three months ahead of schedule. Dome on C-3 containment was placed successfully on March 6, 2013, said Economic Survey 2013-14 …
Four environmental dimensions of energy security—climate change, air pollution, water availability and quality, and land-use change—and the environmental impact of 13 energy systems on each are discussed in this paper. Climate change threatens more land, people, and economies in Asia and small Pacific island states than any other part of …
A new generation of nuclear reactors is set to boost China's nuclear power plants along the country's east coast, with the first such system due to start operation in 2015, a senior member of the industry announced on Thursday. An AP1000 pressurized water reactor, introduced from a US company and …
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 …
The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) on Monday approved Rs 1.31 trillion national development budget for the next financial year 2014-15, which is 13.42 percent higher than the original budget of the outgoing fiscal year 2013-14. The APCC, which met under the chair of Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, …
The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said there was “no change at all” in its plan to restart nuclear reactors if they are confirmed safe, despite a ruling by a court in Fukui Prefecture. The court ruled Wednesday against the restarting of two reactors at the Oi nuclear plant, …
Beijing will join hands with Paris to explore third-party nuclear energy markets, Premier Li Keqiang told the French foreign minister on Monday. Li made the remarks when meeting French Foreign Affairs and International Development Minister Laurent Fabius at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in downtown Beijing. Fabius was on a working visit …
Six workers at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site suffered injuries when hot water spilled over them during maintenance work on Wednesday. Three of them were staff members while the remaining three were contract workers. They were immediately given first aid on the plant site and then taken to the …
German utilities are in talks with the government about handing over responsibility for decommissioning the country's nuclear power plants to a public foundation, two sources familiar with the proposals said on Sunday. This so-called 'bad bank' for nuclear energy would take over Germany's nuclear plants, which the government decided should …
Petitioner's advocate had alleged that the plant had been commissioned in grave disregard of the safety guidelines. In a moral boost for the outgoing UPA-II, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition to stall commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu while expressing satisfaction at the government’s …
