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 …

Ready to run Nuclear Power plant Unit 1 on own: NPCIL

CHENNAI: Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) on Tuesday said it is confident of maintaining Unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project on its own, after ASE Group of Companies, a subsidiary Russia's ROSATOM, having fulfilled its contractual obligations, relinquished operational responsibility of the plant. The first test for NPCIL …

UK nuclear power stations 'could be forced to close' after Brexit

Leaving Euratom treaty will shut down nuclear industry if international safety agreements are not made in time, MPs told. Nuclear power stations would be forced to shut down if a new measures are not in place when Britain quits a European atomic power treaty in 2019, an expert has warned. …

Dabaa prepares to receive nuclear power plant

Dabaa City in Matrouh governorate is currently witnessing a cultural shift after the announcement of the start of implementation of the nuclear power plant project on a part of its territory. A number of development projects are currently being inaugurated for the advancement of the city and the providence of …

Shaker will present to Al-Sisi results of Dabaa nuclear plant negotiations with Russia

In a statement following the signing of El-Dabaa nuclear station agreement, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi stressed that establishing El-Dabaa nuclear station for peaceful uses is hopeful and a message for Egypt and marks the confirmation of the and strategic relations between Egypt and Russia. Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker will …

Rosatom to build center for nuclear science in Zambia

Russia’s state-run nuclear agency, Rosatom and the Zambian government on Thursday signed an intergovernmental agreement on construction of a Nuclear Science and Technologies Center. The document was signed by Likhachev and Ministry of National Development Planning Permanent Secretary Simon Miti. This follows Zambia’s signing of four memoranda of understanding with …

South Africa: SONA - Zuma Commits SA to Renewable Energy

President Jacob Zuma committed to South Africa's continued investment in renewable energy as part of its overall energy mix. Eskom has for months refused to issue final budget quotes to preferred bidders in Round 4 and the Round 4 extension of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. It …

France shows interest in Kenya nuclear plan

France has confirmed its interest in supporting Kenya's nuclear power developments, and is considering to offer technical, engineering and financial support to develop the proposed reactors, reports The East African. French economy and finance minister Michel Sapin, said this during a recent two day visit to the east African country. …

Uncertainty over U.S. nuclear plants for India

There is uncertainty surrounding the construction of US nuclear reactors in India after Toshiba Corp decided to move out of the reactor building business. Officials said they are expecting some clarity in a month after Toshiba’s board meeting. “We have not had anything on it officially. But what we read …

South Africa: Eskom Will Not Oppose Anti-Nuke Deal Litigation

Eskom will not oppose court action challenging the legality of government decisions around the procurement process for a fleet of new nuclear reactors. The utility said in papers filed in the Western Cape High Court that it would abide by the court's decision in this matter. This is the latest …

Kenya: France Joins Suitors for Kenya's Nuclear Plant Venture

France has joined the list of countries courting Kenya for a multi-billion-dollar deal to build East Africa's first nuclear power plant. French Economy and Finance minister Michel Sapin said the nuclear-rich European country was looking to offer Kenya technical, engineering and financial support to develop reactors. Kenya plans to start …

Involvement of Private Sector in Nuclear Power Generation

Proposals for setting up of ten indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors each of 700 MW and two Light Water Reactors each of 1000 MW (Kudankulam Units-5&6) with foreign cooperation have been prepared and finalised. These are presently under consideration of the Government for accord of administrative approval and financial sanction. …

Russian company starts equipment production for two reactors at Kudankulam

ZiO-Podolsk, the machine engineering arm of Russian nuclear group Rosatom's subsidiary Atomenergomash has started production of equipments for the third and fourth nuclear power units to be set up in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, it was announced on Tuesday. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Rosatom, Russia's state atomic energy …

China’s nuclear power capacity likely to overtake America’s within a decade

China’s rapid nuclear expansion will result in it overtaking the U.S. as the nation with the largest atomic power capacity by 2026, according to BMI Research. The world’s second-biggest economy will almost triple its nuclear capacity to nearly 100 gigawatts by 2026, making it the biggest market globally, analysts said …

Standardization of Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review Implementation

The objective of the integrated nuclear infrastructure review is to assist Member States in determining the status of development of their nuclear power infrastructure compared to the relevant Milestone.

Kudankulam first reactor generates 13,197 million units of power

Even as the second reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project has attained its generation capacity of 1,000 MWe, the first unit has so far produced 13,197 million units of power, according to R.S. Sundar, Site Director, KKNPP. Addressing the Republic Day celebrations held at Anu Vijay Township, the residential complex …

Opposition to Kovvada N-plant mounts

National-level organisations, including NAPM, join hands against the project SRIKAKULAM: Several national-level organisations that are opposed to tapping atomic power have joined hands to fight against the establishment of a nuclear power plant in Kovvada village of Ranasthalam mandal in the district. They have decided to involve people of Visakhapatnam …

Power capacity additions: Plan target met in advance

October 2016 must count as a significant month for the Indian power sector. It was when the conventional power capacity additions met the targets set for the 12th Plan Period (2012-17). For the first time in history, the plan targets were met five months ahead of schedule. The Centre aimed …

Stop work on Kudankulam units: NGO

Says the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has violated its own norms on ‘plant siting’ Poovulagin Nanbargal, a non-governmental organisation, has written to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), for violating its own guidelines with regard to setting up nuclear power plants and for giving ‘siting consent’ for Kudankulam Nuclear Power …

Villagers present list of 22 demands at grama sabha

SRIKAKULAM: Close on the heels of the State government giving the go ahead for the Kovvada nuclear power plant in Srikakulam district, the residents of the village put forth a list of 22 demands at a grama sabha jointly organised by the district administration and Nuclear Power Corporation of India …

Draft National Electricity Plan 2016: Volume II –Transmission

As per Section 3 of the Electricity Act 2003, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing the National Electricity Plan in accordance with the National Electricity Policy and notify such plan once in five years. The Act provides that the draft of National Electricity Plan …

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