Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hussain Ahamad Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/01/2024. In the application, the allegation was in respect of illegal mining of earth from the nearby agricultural field by brick kilns in an area in Muzaffarnagar district. Pits were …
EDF Energy's fleet of nuclear reactors in Britain has passed stress tests ordered by the European Union following Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in March, it said in a submission to British authorities. The clean bill of health for its UK reactors follows a pan-European safety assessment process mandated by EU …
Japan was due to restart its first nuclear reactor on Tuesday after the Fukushima disaster in March, a symbolically important first step before dozens of idled reactors can be brought back online. However, hopes for confidence in the sector were hit early Wednesday morning when Tokyo Electric Power warned that …
Nuclear fission by-products have been detected at one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the government said Wednesday, raising the possibility that some parts of the melted core may still be active. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said that small amounts of Xenon-133 and 135, …
India today said that it attaches “the highest priority” to the safety of its nuclear plants and will invite experts from the IAEA to assist it in reviewing and enhancing their operational safety performance. “Our nuclear safety track record has been impeccable over 345 reactor years of operation but we …
Despite the Fukushima crisis, the number of nuclear reactors in the world will steadily rise in the coming decades, with the most growth happening in countries like India and China who need to meet their growing energy demands, the international atomic watchdog estimates. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General, …
CHENNAI: In a bid to highlight the need for a safe planet that now has seven billion people, about 40 babies will Tuesday fast for an hour as part of the continuing protest against the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, an activist said. "While the world is celebrating …
Japanese officials in towns around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant reacted guardedly to plans announced on Saturday to build facilities to store radioactive waste from the clean-up around the plant within three years. Saturday's announcement, seven months after the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years, came as towns near …
Nearly eight months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident scattered radioactive material over surrounding communities, Japan still is struggling to figure out how to clean up the mess, exacerbating fears about health risks and fanning mistrust of the government. Thirty miles away from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the …
Nearly eight months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, Japan is resuming steps it hopes will lead to exports of commercial nuclear technology to India and Vietnam, even as Japan itself is scaling back the use of nuclear energy at home. On Saturday, Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and his Indian …
The Japanese government is expected to approve financial assistance to Tokyo Electric Power Co. this week, after the embattled utility sought about ¥1 trillion, or about $13 billion, in public funds Friday to deal with compensation claims from the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The government's objective is …
Thousands of people angered by Japan’s nuclear power plant accident rallied in Fukushima on Sunday to demand full compensation for victims of the crisis, and swift decontamination of their neighbourhoods. The rally in Fukushima city, some 60 kilometres from the plant, was attended by around 10,000 people, its organisers estimated. …
Norwegian researcher finds double the estimated cesium radiation, says Japan’s estimate may miss emissions blown out to sea The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated, reaching 40 percent of the total from Chernobyl, a preliminary report says. The …
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) yesterday asked Japan's government for a reported $13 billion to help pay compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster which was caused by a massive tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11. The company did not reveal the amount of cash it asked …
If heavy rain had fallen in Tokyo on March 14 or March 15, the capital could have experienced the same severe spikes in radiation that areas northwest of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant suffered, says the author of a new study. “There was a period when quite a high concentration …
Thiruvananthapuram faces high risk from Kudankulam nuclear plant and people of the city will have to be evacuated if an explosion occurs at Kudankulam nuclear plant, T. Shivaji Rao, Director, Environmental Studies, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, has said. If the wind flows from South East during an accident, Thiruvanathapuram district would …
New Delhi: In an attempt to sharpen its agitation against the Jaitapur nuclear project in Maharashtra, a 15-member national committee has been constituted consisting of top Left leaders Prakash Karat, A B Bardhan, nuclear expert A Gopalakrishnan and local leaders who have been at the forefront of the struggle. The …
Japanese nuclear experts are considering widening the evacuation zone in the event of a nuclear disaster, more than seven months after the world's worst such disaster since Chernobyl. Japan faced widespread criticism over its slow response in evacuating residents near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which suffered fuel rod …
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 …
Alarmed by recent discoveries of radioactive "hot spots" in Tokyo and other areas far from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan will soon issue guidelines to help citizens and local officials detect contaminated areas and clean them safely, a government minister said. "From now on, we must offer equipment …
