Nuclear Power

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding poor handling of the fly ash by Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant, Khedar, Hisar district, Haryana, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …

School children raise voice against nuke plant

Submit petition to Collector demanding its closure Around 250 children from the coastal hamlets in Tirunelveli district submitted a petition to Collector R. Selvaraj during the weekly grievance day meeting held at the Collectorate on Monday demanding the trashing of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP). The children, accompanied by a …

Jaitapur nuke plant hazard study flawed, says expert

Eminent geophysicist Vinod K. Gaur has described as “flawed” the earthquake hazard assessment study carried out for the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India is planning a 10,000-MW nuclear power plant at Jaitapur. The plant has met with stiff resistance from the locals over fears …

Russian reactors to be under liability law

In what will set the bar for India’s nuclear contracts, Russia’s plea that two reactors planned at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu — apart from units 1 and 2 — be exempted from provisions of the tough nuclear liability law may not be accepted. Reactors 1 and 2 that are to …

Kerala stakes claim for 500 MW from Koodankulam Plant

Taking the tussle between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over Koodankulam Atomic ower Plant project to the next level, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has met Union Power Minister Veerappa Moily to demand an increased share from the project for Kerala. Citing that Kerala is going through a severe power crisis due …

'First Kudankulam unit likely to be commissioned next month'

The Kudankulam atomic power project is expected to be commissioned in September, capping months of delays due to non-availability of equipment and anti-nuclear protests. India's nuclear regulator is inspecting the first 1,000 MW unit of the nearly Rs. 16,000 crore project, being developed with Russian collaboration, and is expected to …

Orders reserved on Kudankulam petitions

The Madras High Court on Thursday reserved orders on a batch of writ petitions for and against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in Tirunelveli district. A specially-constituted Division Bench, comprising Justices P. Jyothimani and M. Duraiswamy, reserved orders after the conclusion of arguments. In its written submissions before the …

Kudankulam fuel-loading likely in mid-August

Things are going on smoothly and the loading of enriched uranium fuel into the first reactor at Kudankulam is expected to begin by the middle of this month. This was stated by Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) K.C. Purohit. “Our inspection [of the …

Who pays in case of accident at Kudankulam, asks PM

Activists citing concerns about the fate of local residents in the event of an accident at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant received a boost from an unexpected source with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioning the Department of Atomic Energy’s decision to waive its legal right to claim damages against the …

Facebook reveals carbon emissions and targets greener profile

For the first time, social media giant Facebook has disclosed its annual carbon emissions and energy consumption. Following the news in June this year that carbon reporting is to become mandatory for all FTSE-listed companies social media giant Facebook has revealed its carbon emissions nine months ahead of the imposed …

Fukushima residents say 'no' to nuclear energy

Get out of nuclear power and do it fast, angry Fukushima residents told Japanese government officials on Wednesday at a public hearing on energy policy held in an area ravaged by a nuclear disaster that has whipped up opposition to atomic power. The Fukushima hearing, the ninth out of 11 …

Kudankulam project cleared by PCB: counsel

“The board gave the consent after fully satisfying itself” The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) gave its consent for operating the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project on July 23, its counsel submitted before the Madras High Court on Wednesday. During the resumed hearing of a batch of petitions before a …

Ex-Army chief turns anti-nuke activist, questions govt ‘growth myopia’

Gorakhpur, Haryana: Two months after he retired saying he was set to begin a new “journey”, former Army chief General V K Singh has come out in the open against a nuclear power plant planned in his home state Haryana. The concerns of farmers, he said, must not be overlooked …

Highest CO2 emitting power plants in the world

According to this database on global carbon emissions prepared by the Centre for Global Development (CGD), NTPC has moved up the list of highest carbon dioxide emitting companies globally from seventh position in 2004 to sixth now. Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) is a database containing information about the carbon …

Koodankulam power within a month: PMO

Production of electricity from the Koodankulam nuclear power plant could start within the next month, according to Minister of State in the PMO, V Narayanasamy. Speaking at the airport, en route to his customary weekend visit to Puducherry on Saturday, Narayanasamy said that the safety committee appointed by the Centre …

Protesters demonstrate against nuclear power plants at Japan's parliament

Tens of thousands of people protested against nuclear power plants outside Japan's parliament on Sunday. The protesters, including pensioners, were pressed up against a wall of steel thrown around the parliament building. Some broke through the barriers and spilled onto the streets, forcing the police to bring in reinforcements and …

Autonomic Energy Dept to import N-reactor from abroad

Notwithstanding the fact that India is among few countries of the world being self-reliant in developing indigenous fast-breeder and uranium based reactors in the world for the generation of nuclear power, the Department of Autonomic Energy is in the process of negotiation with some foreign countries to import a reactor …

Nuclear expansion on track despite Fukushima: OECD report

Strong expansion of nuclear power as a carbon-free energy source in Asia is expected to press ahead despite the Fukushima accident in Japan that soured sentiment in some countries, a benchmark report said on Thursday. An earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima plant in February 2011, leading to the closure …

Expedite probe into cases against nuke protesters: court

Refuses to direct authorities to probe crime in the guise of allowing PIL plea While refusing to direct the authorities to investigate a crime in the guise of entertaining a public interest litigation (PIL) petition, the Madras High Court on Wednesday said investigation of cases against protesters of the Kudankulam …

Kudankulam plant likely to be commissioned on Aug. 25

The Rs. 14,000-crore nuclear power project at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu is likely to be commissioned on August 25 if the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) gives its nod for a trial-run by this month-end. Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy told The Hindu on …

TEPCO ignored nuclear accident risks, gov't report says

A government-appointed inquiry into the Fukushima nuclear crisis raised doubts on Monday about whether other nuclear plants were prepared for massive disasters despite new safety rules, and delivered a damning assessment of the regulators and the station’s operator. The report, the second this month about the disaster, could be seized …

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