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 …
This technical summary on the implementation of comprehensive risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the EU says that European NPPs have generally high safety standards but further improvements are needed in all of them. On 4 October 2012, the European Commission released the Communication on the results …
US Court Finds It A Long-Term Health Risk, But Kudankulam Storage Doesn’t Worry Madras HC New Delhi: Though delivered in quick succession, the two judgments — one from the US court of appeals and the other from the Madras high court — could not have adopted more contrasting positions on …
The 2012 EU Energy [R]evolution report, carried out for Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council by the German National Centre for Aerospace, Energy and Transport Research, demonstrates how Europe would gain nearly half a million extra energy sector jobs by 2020 if it prioritises a system largely made up …
The Government may consider tighter environment and safety norms for the Kudankulam nuclear plant even as it insists that all current conditions are being strictly complied with. Asked if a safety review was on the cards, given the Supreme Court’s statement on Thursday that the plant could be shut if …
‘What we need is awareness drive and not concern’ Coming out in support of the Union Government, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday said the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu is safe and there is no need for people living in the surrounding areas to protest. …
Certain clauses within India’s civil nuclear liability legislation continue to “cause concerns to some of our companies,” and “that is still something that needs to be addressed,” said Robert Blake, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly …
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Friday said that she is willing to review the “safety aspects” of Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu if needed, or if “asked to do so”. Natarajan’s statement came a day after the Supreme Court made it clear that it can stop the commissioning …
Kudankulam plant is absolutely safe even without the 17 recommendations of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, says NPCIL During a hearing in the Supreme Court on Thursday on petitions related to the Kudankulam plant, Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioners, argued that the plant got a vague environmental clearance in …
The safety of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant and storage of nuclear waste is of prime concern that should be addressed by the Union Government, the Supreme Court told the Centre on Thursday. Hearing petitions relating to the plant, a Bench of Justices K. S. Radhakrishnan and Deepak Misra told …
Emphasising the importance of safety at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, the Supreme Court on Thursday cautioned the Centre that it could even stall the commissioning of the plant in case it was not satisfied on various aspects of safety of the people in the vicinity. “Safety is first. It …
Govt Says Facility Adheres To All Safety Aspects New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday asserted that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was safe enough to withstand a Fukushima-type disaster but the SC said it would not hesitate to stop the project irrespective of the amount of money spent on it …
Kottar diocese Bishop Peter Remugius has urged the State as well as the Centre to take immediate steps to allay the fear among the fisherfolk regarding the commissioning of the nuclear plant at Kudankulam. When he was contacted about his stand on the power project as the fishermen from the …
The Supreme Court told the Centre today that it will not hesitate to stop Kudankulam nuclear power plant if mandatory safety measures are not being been taken care of. The apex court has issued a notice to the MoEF and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on a petition challenging …
The U.N. atomic agency cut its forecast for nuclear energy growth for a second year as the industry continued to feel the effect of the Fukushima disaster in Japan and said most of the expansion would be in Asia. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said its projection for global …
Atomic Energy Commission chairman R K Sinha said the first unit of 1,000 Mw at the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu should be operational by the end of the calender year. Fuel loading, deferred after the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) directed upgrade of safety applications, was on and …
M. Appavu writes to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Former MLA of Radhapuram M. Appavu has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stop the filling-up of enriched uranium fuel in the first reactor of Kudannkulam Nuclear Power Project until credible arrangements are made to send the nuclear waste to be generated …
Petitioner draws parallel with crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters The Madras High Court Bench here on Monday sought to know the State government’s stand on a couple of public interest litigation petitions seeking a judicial probe into the pitched battle between the police and anti-nuclear agitators at Idinthakarai …
Shale gas has jolted traditional roles in the planet's climate drama, giving cleaner fuel to the United States, whose displaced coal has headed to Europe to pollute the old continent. It is an ironic twist for the European Union, whose energy policy is largely based on promoting renewables and a …
Agitators demand withdrawal of police force from Idinthakarai Condemning the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board’s nod for fuel loading in the first reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, fishermen of coastal hamlets in the district formed human chain on the beach on Saturday. In the agitation held at Uvari, Koothenkuzhi, Idinthakarai, …
The State government is committed to allaying fear of people around Kundankulam before commissioning the nuclear power plant, said R.Vaithilingam, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, here on Sunday. At the inauguration of a government exhibition here Mr.Vaithilingam said Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had allotted Rs.500 crore for taking up welfare …
