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Members of People’s Confederation against Nuclear Energy organised a sloganeering protest here on Wednesday against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. The protestors said the KKNPP should be scrapped as various developed nations, having understood the dangers involved in nuclear power generation programme, had abandoned it and were switching over to …
Wants conservation reserve for blackbucks on NPCIL colony land Member of Parliament, environmentalist and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi wants the upcoming nuclear power project at Gorakhpur in Fatehabad to be scrapped. She also wants the 185-odd acres acquired by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for its residential …
Bangladesh moved one step ahead towards nuclear power generation as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the foundation of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (1st Phase) project here on Wednesday. "It's my belief that the Russian Federation would follow international standards in every stage of Rooppur NPP implementation and also provide Bangladesh …
Essential exercise before entering into the final commercial contract Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) and Westinghouse Electric of the US have entered into an early contract to carry out a preliminary safety analysis for the proposed plant at Mithi Virdi in Gujarat. The study will focus on safety, …
Five years after India and the US signed a landmark civil nuclear deal, the two countries have clinched the first commercial agreement on civilian nuclear power cooperation that was stalled over India’s nuclear liability law. President Barack Obama announced the agreement on Friday after his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan …
Concerns on high price remain Following clearance from the Atomic Energy Commission and the Cabinet Committee on Security on Tuesday night, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd is all set to sign a ‘pre-early works agreement’ for six 1,000 MWe reactors with Westinghouse, official Indian sources said here on …
India and the US are pushing Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) to expedite commercial discussions for 30,000 MW of nuclear generation in the public sector in the next 20 years. According to sources, “The two sides are keen that both NPCIL and Westinghouse arrive …
Public auditor CAG said that it will undertake performance audit of the new and renewable energy sector at all India level with a view to promoting alternative sources of energy. "Keeping in view the tremendous growth potential of renewable energy and its growing importance for our economy... my office plans …
Farmers from 30 villages surrounding the proposed 6,000 MW nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi, about 40 km from Bhavnagar, are gearing up for another round of agitation against the project. Members of Gujarat Anu Urja Mukti Andolan, a forum that is leading the protests, said farmers will take out a …
The Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam has been operating its two units for about three decades without environmental clearance and hence the units cannot be allowed to run unless they fulfil mandatory requirements, a PIL has said. The first bench comprising acting Chief Justice RK Agrawal and Justice …
The Madras High Court has issued a notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on a PIL seeking to direct the Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station to get environmental clearance. The plea, referring to a recent Supreme Court judgement, said without due clearance from AEC, AERB, and NPCIL …
Japan on Sunday began switching off its last operating nuclear reactor for an inspection, with no date scheduled for a restart amid strong public hostility towards atomic power. The move will leave the world’s third largest economy without atomic energy for the second time since the Fukushima nuclear crisis erupted …
Japan pledged a renewed push to contain potentially hazardous leaks at Fukushima on Tuesday after the operator of the crippled plant reported spiking levels of radiation in groundwater. Late on Monday, two days after Tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 Olympics, plant operator TEPCO announced samples taken from …
Exposure to emissions would be fatal within hours, say authorities The crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has radiation leaks strong enough to deliver a fatal dose within hours, Japanese authorities have revealed, as the government prepares to step in to help contain leaks of highly toxic water at the …
Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked by more than a fifth to their highest levels, Japan's nuclear regulator said, heightening concerns about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in almost three decades. Radiation hotspots have spread to three holding areas …
Tokyo unveils measures to decontaminate toxic water at nuclear power plant as Tepco struggles to prevent leaks into Pacific Japan's government is to spend almost $500m (£320m) in an attempt to contain leaks and decontaminate highly toxic water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The measures come as the …
Key NGOs withdrew from anti Jaitapur agitation The Maharashtra government and the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) have received a much-needed respite after the main non-government organisation opposing the proposed 9,900-Mw nuclear project at Jaitapur, Janhit Seva Samiti, ended its agitation. Both the state and the NPC have reiterated they are …
Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Monday that a patrol of workers had found a new area of high radiation near tanks used to store contaminated water. The latest revelation in a statement by Tokyo Electric late on Monday comes a day …
A radioactive plume of water in the Pacific Ocean from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, which was crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, will likely reach U.S. coastal waters starting in 2014, according to a new study. The long journey of the radioactive particles could help researchers better understand how …
Japan pledged nearly $500 million to contain leaks and decontaminate radioactive water from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, as the government stepped up its intervention in the worst atomic disaster in a quarter century. The announcement comes just days before the International Olympics Committee decides whether Tokyo - 230 km …
