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Component and other input suppIiers to Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC), the government-owned generator of atomic energy, have indicated inability to enter into any new contract till they’re clear on the implications of the new rules on liability. The new rules on civil nuclear liability were issued on Wednesday. The suppliers …
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan on Sunday, but a nuclear plant that was crippled by a huge quake and tsunami in March remained stable, officials said. The quake hit at Ibaraki, 136 kilometres (84 miles) east of Tokyo and just south of Fukushima, at 10:23 am (0123 GMT) with …
The second meeting of the experts committees formed by the central and the Tamil Nadu governments to allay fears about the Koodamkulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu ended in a stalemate on Friday, said a leader of the anti-project protesters. "Members of the experts panel appointed by the …
Any more fears not based on scientific principles, says member The reactors of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project having state-of-the-art safety features are the safest, the Central panel of experts has certified. Explaining the features of the KKNPP's 1,000 MWe VVER reactors, the panel's convener A. E. Muthunayagam, an oceanography …
Talks to break the logjam over the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project made no headway today with protestors terming as “failure” the discussions with the Central government’s expert committee on the issue. The 15-member panel on a three-day visit to the plant as part of efforts to allay people’s fears …
New Delhi On the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s talks with US President Barack Obama, the government on Thursday said the notification of rules for conduct of nuclear business should address concerns that any foreign company could have on the issue of liability being unlimited or unending. A day …
The government on Thursday said that the new rules notified under Nuclear Liability Act would not, or rather, should not deter US suppliers of material to nuclear power plants in India. The rules, made public on Wednesday, a day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh departed for Bali for the ASEAN-India …
"Commission Kudankulam nuclear project immediately" Demanding the immediate commissioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) the Tamil Nadu Kshatriya Nadar Iyakkam has proposed to organise a fast at Palayamkottai on Saturday in which leaders from various communities are likely to participate. In a statement, founder president of the movement R. …
France needs to upgrade the protection of vital functions in all its nuclear reactors to avoid a disaster in the event of a natural calamity, the head of its nuclear safety agency said, adding there was no need to close any plants. After Japan's Fukushima disaster in March, France, along …
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed his country's contentious nuclear-liability laws with U.S. President Barack Obama during a meeting Friday on the sidelines of an Asian summit in Bali. U.S. President Barack Obama with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, …
Presentation to Tamilnadu Government nominees and people representatives regarding safety of KKNPP on 18-11-2011 in the office of District Collector, Tirunelveli by Expert Group on KKNPP constituted by Government of India.
The multi-disciplinary experts committee set up by the central government to interact with officials of the Tamil Nadu government and representatives of the anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) movement held intensive deliberations on Wednesday, officials said. "The deliberations are intense with the committee members asking probing questions from Nuclear Power …
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with United States President Barack Obama, India on Wednesday notified the implementation rules for the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act. The rules give the nuclear plant operator the right to recourse for the period for which the supplier of equipment has taken …
Renewable energy, especially wind energy, will play a crucial role in ensuring power for all in the country, according to Swaminathan Krishnamurthy, Associate Director of Ernst & Young. Speaking at a renewable energy conference organised here on Wednesday by Comnet Conferences, a division of Exhibitions India Group, Mr. Krishnamurthy said …
“Church premises used for stir against Kudankulam plant” As some of the churches are being used to disseminate anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) messages, urging the people to join the ongoing protest against the nuclear power project, the police here have started registering cases against priests who either allow or …
The foreign suppliers of nuclear material to Indian nuclear power plants would not be held liable for accidents caused by defective or faulty equipment supplied by them if the accident takes place after a guarantee period specified by them. According to the Rules of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages …
The Indian government has formally announced new rules which cap the liability of nuclear equipment suppliers in case of accidents--a move likely to allay the concerns of companies looking to enter the country's multi-billion-dollar civilian nuclear power market. The rules, called Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Rules 2011, were posted …
PMK leader S. Ramadoss, who has been running a campaign against nuclear power plants, on Tuesday wanted the closure of the Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station by 2020, saying the plant was posing health hazards to the people in Kancheepuram and Chennai districts. Talking to reporters, Dr Ramadoss said the Kudankulam …
CHENNAI: The two 1,000 MW reactors of Koodankulam plant are not governed by the nuclear liability law as the agreement signed with Russia in 1988 did not have any such provisions, according to member and former chairman of atomic energy commission M R Srinivasan. The agreement with Russia was signed …
To bail out power-starved Tamil Nadu: NELSTIA The Tirunelveli District Small and Tiny Industries Association (NELSTIA) has urged the State and Central Governments to take immediate steps for the early commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project with adequate safety measures to bailout power-starved Tamil Nadu where the manufacturing units …
