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NEW DELHI: Seeking to allay fears, Russia today said the reactors at the Koodankulam Nuclear Plant are the "best" in the world and expressed the hope that the plant would start generating power soon. Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M Kadakin said once the Koodankulam Plant starts generating electricity, it …
Sometimes, those who are able to understand complexities are flummoxed by the simplest of things. The country's atomic establishment has realised this, ruefully, and at much cost. While scientists and `nucleocrats' were busy seeking international tie-ups and finding fuel for ambitious nuclear power projects, they missed out one crucial factor. …
The first unit of the Kundankulam nuclear power project is expected to start generating electricity in the next 40 days, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy said on Monday. He said the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) officials were at the Kudankulam project site and inspecting …
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office V Narayansamy said on Monday that the first reactor at the Koodankulam nuclear power plant will start producing electricity in the next 40 days. Speaking to reporters, he said officers from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board were at the site to inspect …
The first unit of the Kundankulam nuclear power project is expected to start generating electricity in the next 40 days, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Mr V. Narayanasamy, said today. He said the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) officials were at the Kudankulam project site and …
Pakistan plans to build two coastal nuclear power plants with a capacity of 1,000 MW each in the southern port city of Karachi to meet the future energy needs of the financial hub, according to a media report today. “The presidency and General Headquarters are showing great interest in the …
Upset with the Tamil Nadu government for going back on its assurances, the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) on Monday announced that it would resume an indefinite hunger strike from May 1 against the two 1,000 MW plants at Kudankulam. "We have decided to go on hunger protest once …
CHENNAI: Upset with the Tamil Nadu government for going back on its assurances, the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) on Monday announced that it would resume an indefinite hunger strike from May 1 against the two 1,000 MW plants at Kudankulam. "We have decided to go on hunger protest …
Expressing satisfaction over the progress in preparing the first reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project for commissioning, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) Chairman and Managing Director S.K. Jain has said the KKNPP was waiting for the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board's clearance for the opening of the reactor pressure …
Instead of coercing the people fighting against injustice and life-threatening projects like Kudankulam Nuclear Power Projects, these people should be protected in a democratic set-up, social activist Neeraj Jain said. Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Mr. Neeraj, who was here to deliver lecture at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, told reporters …
An 18-member team of Russian scientists from Atomstroy Export and top NPCIL officials visited the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in order to speed up the commissioning of Reactor-1. Atomstroy Export is a Russian engineering company of the state-owned ‘Rosatom’ Corporation involved in constructing nuclear reactors abroad. It has constructed …
While the setting up of nuclear power plants in the country has turned into a flashpoint with locals and environmentalists protesting against them, VP Raja, chairman of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), feels the risks associated with nuclear power projects have been blown out of proportion. Raja, who has …
Sri Lanka issuing a statement regretted the Indian media reports linking Sri Lanka's concerns of the safety of nuclear power plants in India to India's vote against Sri Lanka for the UN resolution at the Human Rights Council Session in Geneva last month. The Chairman of Sri Lanka's Atomic Energy …
Colombo Sri Lanka today said it had not objected to the Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu and underlined that India has every right to use nuclear technology in meeting the requirements of energy. ‘‘Sri Lanka has not brought up the issue of the safety of Kudankulam power plant …
Days after Sri Lankan Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka said Colombo would oppose the Koodankulam nuclear project, the chief of the island nation’s nuclear body said Monday that they had no such intention. “Sri Lanka has not brought up the issue of the safety of Koodankulam plant against India’s voting at …
Operations at Japan's all nuclear power plants could be suspended ‘momentarily’ starting on May 6, Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano has said. "The number of nuclear reactors operating across the country may go down to zero, perhaps momentarily from May 6," Edano said in a seminar in western …
KARAIKAL: The Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant will start production in 45 days, Union Minister of State V Narayanasamy said here on Sunday. Speaking to mediapersons, the minister said that after the inspection by the nuclear reactor team, the trial for enrichment of uranium fuel will be initiated in 20 days …
Sri Lanka on Monday said it had not objected to the Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu and underlined that India has every right to use nuclear technology in meeting the requirements of electrical energy. “Sri Lanka has not brought up the issue of the safety of Kudankulam Nuclear …
The Centre today said power production from the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project would commence in two months as 99 per cent of its works are over. Talking to reporters here, the Minister of State in the PMO Mr V Narayanasamy said, “1000 MW of power could …
Sri Lanka's Power and Energy Ministry is currently conducting a survey in the Mannar coastal area to determine the baseline radiation levels in the area. Power and Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka told ColomboPage that the baseline survey is carried out in the coastal belt between Mannar and the Jaffna peninsula. …
