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In Japan's most aggressive move to promote exports of nuclear technology since the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March, a Tokyo-based utility consortium signed a deal with Vietnam on Wednesday to conduct a feasibility study for two new reactors. The agreement comes as a lifeline to Japan's nuclear industry, which harbors …
India's nuclear power capacity addition plans remain unchanged despite protests and concerns raised about the risks of nuclear power, the atomic energy secretary said Thursday. "The target remains unchanged," Srikumar Banerjee told reporters on the sidelines of an industry conference. "There is a delay because of these things [protests] but …
The Union Government is ready to talk to politicians in Tamil Nadu to resolve the impasse over the Kundankulam civil nuclear power project. The Government will sit together with all the “enlightened leadership of Tamil Nadu” to find a practical and pragmatic solution to the problem, the Prime Minister, Dr …
Amid public resistance to nuclear power projects at Jaitapur and Koodankulam, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has said the work on both plants will be completed but their could be delay. "There is opposition to these projects. But we are confident that these would be completed though there would …
A hearing held by the Indian People's Tribunal (IPT) about the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) in Konkan region has noted that the environmental clearance given to the project is based on an inadequate Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report. The tribunal has recommended that a new, exhaustive …
Even though there is no doubt about the safety of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, a communication gap between the scientific community and the public has led to the impasse over its implementation, nuclear scientists told a discussion here on Saturday. “Public acceptance is a matter of utmost importance in …
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said concerns about the safety of nuclear plants would be fully addressed as India tries to achieve the goal of making nuclear energy an important component of the country's energy basket. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, the PM said, "Our plans for utilizing …
Fatehabad: Amidst renewed surge in opposition to the Gorakhpur atomic power project after the death of a farmer, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) on Thursday reiterated its commitment to maintaining highest standards of safety norms. Sanjay Gumasta, project manager of the project, said the Indian nuclear programme had …
The recent disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami has triggered widespread apprehension of a similar catastrophe in India. Even scientists are beginning to voice concern and are advising a review of our nuclear power policy. A panel discussion was held on …
Those opposing the project seek alternative energy policy The Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Centre to halt the work on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) until the fears of local population over the safety of the plants are allayed. The Cabinet resolution was in …
The U.N. nuclear agency endorsed an action plan on Thursday to help strengthen global nuclear safety in the wake of Japan's Fukushima accident six months ago, despite criticism from some countries that it does not go far enough. The International Atomic Energy Agency's 151 member states, at their annual general …
A powerful typhoon that barrelled through Japan and threatened the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant killed at least 11 people including a woman aged 101, officials and reports said Thursday. Typhoon Roke, which churned across the main island of Honshu and through the already disaster-ravaged northeast, caused flooding and triggered …
“The sector has over 345 reactor years of safe operation” In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident, the emergency response and preparedness measures in India's nuclear facilities had been strengthened and several recommendations of the safety reviews mandated by the government of India had already been implemented, said Srikumar …
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday urged the government to scrap the Nuclear Safety Authority Bill and bring in a fresh Bill, saying some clauses in it would affect the independent functioning of the proposed regulatory authority. Referring to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's promise to bring in legislation …
The National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) has termed the Tamil Nadu government's ‘support' for the Kudankulam nuclear project as anti-democratic and a violation of people's rights. A press note issued by Matanhy Saldanha, chairperson, NFF, said it was surprising to note that the government had overlooked the destructive potential of the …
Breaking the logjam triggered by the mass protests against the Koodankulam nuclear power project, the Jayalalithaa Government on Wednesday succeeded in ending the 11-day old fast with an assurance that the state cabinet would pass a resolution urging the Centre to halt the project. The breakthrough came during a meeting …
While sharing public concerns over nuclear safety in the aftermath of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the Centre is quite clear that the logic of generating nuclear power in India has not lost its validity. “Nuclear power remains among the cheapest and cleanest sources of power,” …
Almost a fortnight after the government introduced a Bill in Parliament to set up a nuclear safety authority, the CPM on Wednesday picked several holes in the legislation and demanded that it be scrapped. The party claimed the legislation in its present form seeks to set-up a body which is …
A powerful typhoon struck Japan’s main island on Wednesday, stranding thousands of commuters in Tokyo and poured heavy rain on the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the nation’s tsunami-ravaged northeast. Typhoon-powered waves exploded against a breakwater in Kiho in central Japan on Wednesday. Evacuation advisories went out to more …
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, brushing aside mounting popular opposition to nuclear power, said he was determined to restart idled reactors by next summer, adding that it was "impossible" for the country to get by without them or to consider a quick phaseout of nuclear energy. Speaking ahead of his …
