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Japan has not ruled out the possibility of complete closure of its nuclear power stations as one option for the country's future energy policy after the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years, economy minister Yukio Edano said. "I am certain that we are going to reduce nuclear power generation …
New Delhi: In its post-Fukushima review of nuclear safety, India has ramped up safeguards at its atomic power plants with three layers of power back-ups, water pipes drawn from offsite locations, elevated water towers and options for injecting nitrogen to prevent explosions. With public concern spiking after the Japanese disaster …
New Delhi: All of India’s nuclear installations have passed structural tests aimed at assessing their capacity to withstand massive seismic shocks, the department of atomic energy said. Four expert groups conducted a study at the facilities to assess preparedness following the Fukushima quake-tsunami disaster in Japan. The study was part …
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, has reiterated the Government's stand that work on the Kudankulam nuclear power project should resume only after the Centre allays the fears of the people on safety issues. In a statement released to the media, the Chief Minister said that the Centre …
NPCIL told to submit evidence to back safety claims If the commissioning of the first two units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) has been stalled by protests from locals backed by the State government, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is sweating it out with the Union …
A conference of the Paristhiti Samrakshana Ekopana Samithi (environment protection coordination committee) here on Monday called upon the Union government to take steps to address the fears of people about the Kudankulam nuclear power plant project. A statement in this connection said the fears should be seen in the backdrop …
New Delhi: In a reinforcement of nuclear safety in India, all the atomic power plants have “passed” the stress tests ordered by the PM Manmohan Singh in the aftermath of the Fukushima accident. “Indian reactors have passed the stress tests ordered after Fukushima,” Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said …
Blaming the Centre’s “inaction” for the stalemate over the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant issue, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, today said her government was firm on suspension of the work on the controversial project till people’s concerns were addressed. In a strongly worded statement, she slammed the …
In a case of dueling studies, research commissioned by opponents of nuclear power indicates that electricity in New York State would remain reliable and reasonably priced if the Indian Point nuclear reactors were permanently shut down. The findings directly contradict those of experts hired by the Bloomberg administration. The opponents, …
The operator of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant Monday said the amount of radiation being emitted from the complex has halved from a month ago, in the latest sign that efforts to bring the plant under control are progressing. The Fukushima Daiichi plant, 240 kilometers (150 miles) northeast of …
Renewable energy has created a "gold rush" atmosphere in Germany's depressed north-east, giving the country's poorhouse good jobs and great promise. The natural resources attracting investors and industry are of a simple variety: wind, sunshine, agricultural products and farm waste such as liquid manure. The rush to tap green resources …
The anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) agitation was temporarily called off by the activists on Sunday to enable people to vote in the local body elections, a representative of the protesters said, amid reports of villagers harassing employees of the plant. "We have decided to call off the agitation temporarily …
The week-long anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) agitation has been suspended for two days from Sunday following local body elections in Tamil Nadu. Leaders of the anti-KNPP movement announced in Idinthakarai that the stir was being suspended to allow people to vote in the twophased local body elections but would …
Government's principal scientific adviser R Chidambaram on Sunday said the reactors at Koodankulam nuclear power project were safe. Chidambaram said scientists, after examining all safety aspects, have ensured that reactors were safe. Trying to dispel fears raised by the agitators, he said the PM and the Tamil Nadu CM had …
Petitioners seek safety reassessment and cost-benefit analysis of all nuclear facilities A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, that indemnifies nuclear manufacturers/suppliers and caps the financial liability of operators. The petitioners — …
Villagers continued to protest outside Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) on Friday, preventing employees of the plant from going inside to work. The villagers’ protest against the commissioning of the 2,000-mw nuclear power plant got a boost after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram opted to be on their side …
The Centre on Saturday termed the action of anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant activists in preventing scientists and employees from going to work at the unit as “unfortunate” and appealed to them to join negotiations on the issue. Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s office, V Narayanasamy told reporters in …
Two NGOs and prominent ex-bureaucrats on Friday moved a PIL in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of nuclear civil liability law and sought a comprehensive safety review of all nuclear installations in the country by an independent expert group. NGOs ‘Common Cause’ and Centre for Public Interest Litigation …
The Centre today termed as “unfortunate” anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant activists preventing scientists and employees from going to work at the unit and appealed to them to come to the negotiating table. “It is unfortunate — the kind of stopping people (from proceeding to work)... My request is let us …
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday assured the people living in the vicinity of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project that her government would act in such a manner as to respect their views on the issue. “I will be one among you on this issue,” she said, addressing a …
