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Anti-nuclear power activists protesting against the 2,000 MW Kudankulam nuclear power project on Thursday put up a road block, stopping scientists and engineers from reaching the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC). The protesters also stopped about 6,000 contract workers to enter the plant. An NPC official at the Kudankulam plant told …
Stepping up their protest against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, agitators on Thursday staged a roadblock in front of the plant site, preventing entry of scientists and workers into the complex. The protest hitherto confined to fast took a new turn even as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa assured the …
A radiation hotspot has been detected in Tokyo, officials said on Thursday, but authorities said it may not be linked to the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. As researchers carry out stringent tests to map how far contamination has spread from the plant, a mayor of western Tokyo told reporters that …
A radiation hotspot has been detected in Tokyo seven months into Japan's nuclear crisis, but local officials said on Thursday high readings appeared to be coming from mystery bottles stored under a house, not the tsunami-crippled Fukushima atomic plant. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, struck by a devastating quake …
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday asking the court to direct that an expert body, independent of the Government and the nuclear establishment, conduct a thorough safety re-assessment of the country's existing and proposed nuclear facilities. It also wanted the court to direct …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said there would be no compromise on safety in the pursuit of the nuclear programme and decided to set up a group of experts to satisfy the legitimate concerns of those opposed to the Kudankulam atomic power plant. "Nothing will be done that would …
Chennai/New Delhi In an unusual move, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reiterated his determination to push ahead with the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu, despite opposition from state chief minister J Jayalalithaa. For the second time in 10 days, Singh wrote to Jayalalithaa on Wednesday reminding her of …
Anti-nuke outfit condemns PM’s letter to Jaya; second round of fast completes 4 days Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sent another letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa which said that commissioning of the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam was in her state’s interest. His statement came in response …
Why can't action be initiated for breach of public peace: RDO Fifteen individuals from Idinthakarai in Tirunelveli district have moved the Madras High Court Bench here challenging a show cause notice issued to them by Cheranmahadevi Revenue Divisional Officer on September 5 seeking explanation as to why action should not …
A Japanese mayor has called on the government to decommission the nuclear reactor in his village, 110 km northeast of Tokyo, the first local leader to urge scrapping a reactor as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda tries to rehabilitate the tarnished nuclear sector to help meet the nation's power needs. The …
Japanese researchers discovered high levels of radioactive material in concentrated areas in Tokyo and Yokohama, more than 150 miles away from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, as increasingly thorough tests provide a clearer picture of how far contamination has spread and accumulated after the March disaster. In Tokyo, a sidewalk …
The Bombay High Court today granted permission to two former judges to hold a public meeting for the second time to hear the grievances of villagers regarding proposed nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in coastal Maharashtra. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice RS Dalvi was hearing …
Hundreds of anti-Kudankulam nuclear power project agitators on Wednesday took out a rally from near the site to Idinthakarai village, where about 160 people are on an indefinite fast since the last four days, demanding closure of the plant. A special prayer meeting and a pooja was also held at …
As protestors stepped up anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant agitation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cautioned Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa that the state’s development plans would be hit in absence of power from it. The Prime Minister also said that he looked forward to Ms. Jayalalithaa’s continuing support for the …
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has sought “continuing support” from the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, for the Kudankulam nuclear power project. In a letter to the Chief Minister on Wednesday, Dr Singh expressed concern over the safety of people living in the vicinity, but also pointed …
UK nuclear plants are safe and government strategy for new plants is adequate, Britain's Chief Nuclear Inspector said on Tuesday, just two weeks after one developer pulled the plug on its nuclear new build plans. "I remain confident that our UK nuclear facilities have no fundamental safety weaknesses (but) no …
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's Fukushima area on Monday, but a nuclear plant there that was crippled by a huge quake and tsunami in March remained stable, officials said. The offshore quake struck at 11:45 am (0245 GMT) beneath the Pacific off Fukushima prefecture in the country's north, at a …
Plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK are expected to receive a green light today from the final report on lessons from the Fukushima disaster in Japan. The government asked Dr Mike Weightman, head of the Office for Nuclear Regulation, to examine the accident …
Even as Japan plans to phase out nuclear power as too risky for domestic use, the government is supporting a new push by Japanese industry to sell nuclear power technology to other countries. Japanese industrial conglomerates, with the cooperation of the government in Tokyo, are renewing their pursuit of multibillion-dollar …
France still plans to build a 60th nuclear reactor at home despite delays and is eyeing a raft of possible deals for atomic power plants in Europe and emerging countries, French Energy Minister Eric Besson told Reuters on Monday. The radiation leaks at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima power plant in March …
