Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
France's nuclear-safety watchdog ordered immediate upgrades to nuclear reactors to guard against natural disasters, which Électricité de France SA said could require €10 billion, or roughly $13 billion, in additional costs. In a review following last year's Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire concluded that no …
A State-level conference was conducted at Kanyakumari near here on Thursday to demand the immediate closure of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), which, the participants said, threatened the right to life and livelihood of the people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Prominent scientists, engineers, physicians, journalists, political leaders and …
Allaying apprehensions regarding nuclear cooperation in the wake of the Fukushima accident, Japan on Wednesday expressed keenness to expand ties in the sector after taking into consideration the safety aspects. Seeking to expand cooperation in the 60th year of establishing diplomatic ties, India and Japan decided to expedite work on …
The senior citizens of the Kudankulam area in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu have forwarded a communiqué to the Prime Minister of Japan against the revival the civil nuclear cooperation negotiations with India. The correspondence indicated that “although Japan is scientifically more capable, technologically superior, and financially better-off than most …
Report says nuclear regulator provided little assistance to TEPCO staff struggling to gain control over melting reactors When engineering professor Yotaro Hatamura took the job of heading the independent investigation into the Fukushima disaster, he said he was looking for lessons rather than culprits. He may have changed his mind. …
Claims necessary documents being submitted to AERB to carry out the task. Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) has rubbished claims of anti-nuclear activists and villagers that Kudankulam reactors in Tamil Nadu are getting loaded with uranium. The state-run enterprise, which is bullish after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said (during a recent …
Mumbai-based Tata Institute would conduct a survey on radiation levels in villages surrounding Kaiga Nuclear Plant in Karnataka and treatment would be provided to anyone found affected, the Chief Minister, Mr D.V. Sadananda Gowda, said today. “Tata Institute will conduct survey on radiation levels in villages surrounding Kaiga plant and …
A comment on “The Limits of Safety Analysis: Severe Nuclear Accident Possibilities at the PFBR” by Ashwin Kumar and M V Ramana (EPW, 22 October 2011), followed by a response by the authors themselves.
A comment on “The Limits of Safety Analysis: Severe Nuclear Accident Possibilities at the PFBR” by Ashwin Kumar and M V Ramana (EPW, 22 October 2011), followed by a response by the authors themselves.
Now that the Lokpal logjam looks like ending one way or the other and the controversial Food Security Bill is already on the Lok Sabha’s anvil, the time has come when the Central government should concentrate on the country’s nuclear power generation programme. In recent months it has been sadly …
U.S. regulators moved a step closer on Thursday toward clearing the country's first nuclear reactors since the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, even as the industry struggles against plunging natural gas prices and safety fears after Japan's Fukushima disaster. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Thursday approved the …
Villagers not happy with Manmohan’s remark in Russia on plant opening Leaders of the rainbow of outfits that are organising protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in south Tamil Nadu have vowed to continue their efforts to prevent commissioning of the Indo-Russian joint venture project, notwithstanding Prime Minister Manmohan …
Several industrial associations have sought early commissioning of the Kudankulam power project. Though the industries in Coimbatore had postponed the proposal to go on a fast in support of the project, the associations have said the State was facing shortage and commissioning of the project was necessary to meet the …
Nine months after Fukushima nuclear crisis, India and Japan will move forward on civilian nuclear cooperation as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda comes here on an official visit next Tuesday. Noda’s visit — from December 27 to 29 — is to ensure that the record of a PM-level summit every …
A Central panel has assuaged fears surrounding the Kudankulam nuclear project, in Tamil Nadu. The 15-member panel, appointed in October, said the design of the 2,000-Mw nuclear project meets safety standards. The group’s observations had came handy to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while announcing during his recent Russia visit that …
Suspecting foreign hand behind protests against Kudankulam nuclear plant, the Government has launched a probe into functioning of six NGOs in Tamil Nadu and a notice has been issued to them seeking explanation of utilisation of funds received from abroad. Racing against time to operationalise the nuclear plant built with …
Manmohan confident of going ahead with Unit I in a couple of weeks India and Russia have resolved their differences over the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu, according to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and highly placed Russian government sources. In fact, Dr. Singh was confident of “going ahead'' with …
Anti-nuke activists demand action against CODISSIA for preventing them from attending meeting Engineers from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant interacted with members of Coimbatore District Small Industries' Association (CODISSIA) here on Friday to explain how safe the plant is. But, even as the interaction was in progress, a group of …
India, Russia sign deal for 42 more Sukhois; to raise trade volume to $20 billion Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday the first phase of the Kudankulam nuclear energy reactor will be made operational in a couple of weeks and the second within six months, demonstrating his government’s confidence …
Within hours of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreeing on an early commissioning of the nuclear power project in Kudankulam in south Tamil Nadu, protesting villagers vowed they would not agree to the plant’s commissioning. The protests against the project have surged across the three southern …
