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 …

Oz to revoke ban on uranium sale to India

Gillard Seeks Boost In Ties With New Delhi New Delhi: In a major policy change that will be welcomed in New Delhi, Australian prime minister Julia Gillard declared that her ruling Labour Party would reverse its ban on selling uranium to India. Australia had been refusing to sell uranium to …

PM for inclusive model to benefit rich and poor

NEW DELHI, 15 NOV: The Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, today called for an “inclusive model” that benefits not only the rich but also the poor through poverty eradication, development of agriculture and health. Terming innovation as a “game changer”, Mr Singh said: “Innovation has a critical role to play …

We can't go into safety of all nuclear plants: CJI

Bench says it's not averse to idea of setting up independent regulatory body The Supreme Court on Friday indicated that it would not go into the safety aspects of all nuclear plants in the country and all such concerns could be addressed to respective High Courts. A Bench of Chief …

Australia mulls uranium exports to India

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 …

Russian reactors at Kudankulam not under civil liability law: Official

Russian atomic power plant supplier Atomstroyexport will not be governed by India's civil nuclear liability law for the two 1000 MW reactors installed at the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), a senior official of India's nuclear establishment said here on Monday. "The agreement with Russia was signed in 1988 when …

Don’t restrain anti-nuclear activists: HC

MUMBAI: In a victory for anti-Jaitapur nuclear plant activists who claimed their fundamental rights to speech and movement were being trampled upon, the Bombay high court directed the state government not to restrain them from entering Ratnagiri district. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Roshan Dalvi …

Koodankulam protest spurs anti-nuke stirs across country

The anti-Koodankulam nuclear power project (KKNPP) struggle of the people’s movement against nuclear energy (PMANE) has set off a chain reaction, boosting the other anti-nuke movements in the country. Launched three months ago, the anti-KKNPP struggle, coordinated by PMANE, however, is not a sudden upsurge against the 2x1000 MW reactors …

Narayanasamy hopeful of ending Kudankulam impasse

“Centre will take all steps to clear apprehensions about safety” Union Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy has expressed firm optimism of finding a solution to the stalemate in the Kudankulam nuclear power plant by the end of next month. Addressing a press conference here, the Minister …

Russian engineers fear they may be withdrawn from Kudankulam

The contingent of over 100 Russian and Ukrainian engineers attached to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project fears that the Russian agency that assigned them to the station would cancel contracts as it has not been allowed to report for work for the last three weeks. The 45 Russian and 60 …

Anti-nuclear activists to begin yatra from Madurai to Kudankulam

Extending support to locals agitating against Kudankulam Nuclear Power project, about 100 anti-nuclear activists will embark on a yatra from Madurai to the site on Thursday. The activists, under the aegis of Chennai Solidarity Group for Kudankulam Struggle would start their journey from Madurai on November 10 and stop at …

The role of nuclear power in India: a holistic approach

The debate as to whether nuclear power is a safe, suitable and essential option for India has been going on for many decades. While the proponents of the nuclear power have been offering many arguments in favour of the option, there have been any numbers of issues raised by other …

Anti-nuke leaders demand status paper on Koodankulam plant

The committees set up by the Centre and Tamil Nadu government to resolve the standoff over the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant met here on Tuesday for the first time when representatives of the protesters presented a charter of demands including a paper on plant's status. Emerging from the hour-long first …

Koodankulam nuke protesters raise 50 queries

Representatives of the anti-Koodankulam nuclear power project protesters presented a ‘questionnaire’, seeking answers to 50 questions, during the first meeting of the committees set up by the Central and state governments to resolve the stand-off, on Tuesday. Emerging from the hour-long talks, held at the collectorate here between the 15-member …

Iran working on nukes: UN watchdog report

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 …

Fukushima-like accident can be avoided at Koodankulam: Kalam

Highlighting the safety features of the Koodankulam nuclear plant, former President A.P.J Abdul Kalam today said even a Fukushima-like accident can be avoided in the coastal project in Tamil Nadu. "Koodankulam plant has installed 154 Hydrogen recombiners across the plant which can absorb any leaked hydrogen and prevent any structural …

Kudankulam panels to meet today

Members of the 15-member committee constituted recently by the Centre to allay the fears of local people on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project will meet the six-member ‘expert panel' formed by the State, at the Collectorate here on Tuesday. The expert committee comprises District Collector R. Selvaraj, Superintendent of Police …

Iran on threshold of n-capability: Report

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 …

CPI calls for fresh environment assessment of Kudankulam project

The Communist Party of India has called for a fresh environment assessment to be carried out at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site and its vicinity. Justifying the need for such an assessment, D. Raja, CPI National Secretary, told journalists that the last such assessment, carried out prior to the …

Kudankulam plant safe: Kalam

It has state-of-the-art features, says former President The former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Sunday visited the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) and asserted that there was no need for any panic as it had state-of-the-art safety features. At the same time, Mr. Kalam made it clear that he had …

US team coming for talks on N-safety standards

Amid increasing concerns over the safety of nuclear plants in the country in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, a five-member US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) team, led by its Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko, will visit India from November 14-18 to meet Indian officials to exchange information and share experience …

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